Overview
- A judge-authorized search in Culiacán led to the arrest of Pedro Inzunza Noriega and three others, with firearms and narcotics seized at the site.
- Authorities say Inzunza is a senior operator and second-in-command to Fausto Isidro Meza Flores in a Beltrán Leyva–linked faction active in Sinaloa.
- In a related action, federal agents found 12 drums containing about 600 kilograms of sodium cyanide at a property in the Lázaro Cárdenas area.
- The operation was coordinated by the Navy and the federal security ministry with the Attorney General’s Office, including AIC and FEMDO personnel.
- U.S. prosecutors charged Inzunza and associates in May 2025 with trafficking, money laundering and narcoterrorism allegations tied to a large fentanyl network.