Overview
- Federal and state forces including the Navy, the Army, the National Guard and the SSPC detained Óscar Ariel “N” in Villahermosa, Tabasco during a coordinated operation, officials said.
- Authorities identified the detainee by the alias “El Cabra” and said he faces an international arrest warrant that accuses him of about 15 homicides, sexual crimes and narcomenudeo.
- The SSPC secretary Omar García Harfuch publicly credited information sharing with the Government of El Salvador and thanked Tabasco governor Javier May for local support in locating the suspect.
- Officials have confirmed the detention but have not released details on formal charges in Mexico, extradition requests or the next legal steps for processing the international warrant.
- The arrest feeds into wider efforts to disrupt transnational gangs such as Mara 18 and MS‑13, groups long tied to contract killings, extortion and drug trafficking across the region and subject to international security concern.