Overview

• Mexican security forces detained Mikael Michalis “N,” alias “El Griego,” on the Cancún–Mérida highway after surveillance across Yucatán and Quintana Roo.
• He is identified by authorities as the leader of the Dalen network and is wanted by Europol with an Interpol Red Notice and a Swedish arrest warrant for arms and drug trafficking and money laundering.
• Officials said the multiagency operation involved SSPC, CNI, SEDENA, SEMAR, FGR, the National Guard, Quintana Roo police, and the National Migration Institute.
• A second detainee, named as Tomás Alejandro “N” (also reported as Tomás Alejandro Quibrera Romero), was identified as a principal financial and logistics operator and was turned over to the public prosecutor for investigation.
• Authorities reported seizing doses of drugs during the stop, and Mikael “N” was placed in migration custody for transfer to Europe and anticipated handover to Swedish police.