Overview
- Iván 'N', alias 'El Tanque', was detained in Zapopan on Monday, October 5, 2026, after an intelligence‑led joint operation by Army special forces, SSPC operational units and the Guardia Nacional.
- Authorities arrested him in flagrancia and seized a vehicle, a firearm and various drugs at the scene.
- Officials say investigations link him to homicide, extortion, illegal deprivation of liberty, hydrocarbon theft, drug trafficking and money laundering, and to a 2015 attack on an Army helicopter in Jalisco.
- The U.S. Treasury sanctioned Iván 'N' in September 2024, identifying him as part of a network tied to Nemesio Oseguera 'El Mencho' and prompting information sharing with U.S. agencies.
- He will be turned over to the Fiscalía Especializada en Materia de Delincuencia Organizada (FEMDO) for legal processing, a step that could lead to federal prosecutions, asset actions and further cross‑border investigations.