Overview
- Authorities apprehended José Luis Sánchez Valencia around 8:30 a.m. on August 23 on Avenida Benito Juárez in the Colima–Villa de Álvarez area after surveillance identified his movements.
- Elements of Semar, FGR/AIC, SSPC, Sedena, the National Guard and the CNI coordinated the intelligence-led operation that located and detained the suspect.
- A provisional arrest with a view to extradition was executed, he was advised of his legal rights, and he remains under Mexican federal custody as proceedings begin.
- U.S. authorities seek him on narcotics charges, including conspiracy to distribute controlled substances and chemical precursors.
- Officials identify him as a CJNG operator and relative of Nemesio Oseguera, and frame the capture as part of broader recent actions targeting the group’s logistics and arms networks.