Overview
- Jorge Armando “N”, known as “El Licenciado”, was arrested in Morelia in a coordinated federal–state operation that also seized a handgun, phones, drugs and a vehicle.
- Authorities identify him as a leader who ordered the hit and directed operatives via a messaging-app group tied to a criminal cell in Michoacán.
- Investigators reconstructed the plot through chat logs, video and device analysis, naming shooter Víctor Manuel Ubaldo Vidales and collaborators Ramiro “N” and Fernando Josué “N”.
- Ramiro “N” and Fernando Josué “N” were found dead on November 10 on the Uruapan–Paracho road, and officials link the cell to the Cártel Jalisco Nueva Generación.
- Movimiento del Sombrero seeks national party registration under Mayor Grecia Quiroz as allies cite a possible political motive and report receiving protection after threats.