Overview

• Authorities detained José Luis Sánchez Valencia, known as “El Chalamán,” around 8:30 a.m. on August 23 near Avenida Benito Juárez in the Colima–Villa de Álvarez area, according to the national detention registry.
• The operation followed surveillance that identified his movements and was carried out by SSPC, Semar, Sedena, the National Guard, FGR, the AIC and the National Intelligence Center.
• Officials identify him as a principal operator for the Cártel Jalisco Nueva Generación and report that he is a relative of leader Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes.
• A provisional arrest warrant with a view to extradition was executed for narcotics offenses and conspiracy to distribute controlled substances and precursors in the United States.
• He remains in federal custody in Mexico as authorities initiate the extradition process.