Overview

• Federal forces detained Juan Pablo “N,” known as “El Chuki,” in Surutato, Badiraguato on an outstanding warrant for organized crime related to arms trafficking.
• Authorities identify the 26-year-old as a pilot aviator serving the Los Chapitos faction of the Sinaloa Cartel.
• The arrest was carried out by SSPC, Sedena, Semar, FGR and the National Guard after investigations that tracked his movements, residences and vehicles.
• A federal statement says agents stopped him during surveillance patrols, verified his identity, advised him of his rights and turned him over to judicial authorities.
• Prosecutors link him to the same criminal case as Ovidio Guzmán López, Iván Archivaldo Guzmán Salazar and Julio César Chávez Jr., with reports indicating a transfer to Mexico City for an initial hearing.