Overview
- Defense Ministry troops working with the national security cabinet, Navy, National Guard and federal prosecutors located the suspect through surveillance and moved in on a Tijuana hideout.
- Saúl “N,” known as “SS,” was detained alongside Horacio “N,” identified as his chief of escorts, after authorities confirmed his identity at the scene.
- Officials say the cell is tied to moving fentanyl and methamphetamine from Mexico into the United States as part of a cross‑border pipeline.
- Firearms, drug doses, mobile phones and the property used as a refuge were secured during the operation to support the criminal case.
- The detainees were advised of their rights and placed at the disposal of the Federal Public Ministry as prosecutors continue investigations to define charges, with the action framed within October’s broader Baja California operations that included a dismantled meth lab and seven arrests.