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Mexico City Police Arrest Alleged Drug Cell Leader ‘El Gordo’ in Two Court-Ordered Raids

Prosecutors are reviewing the case after court‑ordered searches yielded narcotics, firearms, ammunition and other evidence.

Overview

  • Officers detained Felipe “N,” known as “El Gordo,” along with three alleged collaborators during searches in Venustiano Carranza and Gustavo A. Madero.
  • The operation followed two judicial warrants and targeted addresses in Popular Rastro, Bondojito and Guadalupe Insurgentes.
  • Seized evidence included 200 doses of methamphetamine, 500 grams of meth in bulk, 150 doses of cocaine, 1.5 kilograms of cocaine in rock, and 159 doses of marijuana.
  • Authorities also recovered two firearms, 100 cartridges, a gram scale and a mobile phone, and they sealed the properties for custody.
  • The detainees were placed at the Ministerio Público as officials review prior penitentiary records reported for three men from 2004 to 2022, with one suspect wearing an ankle monitor.