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Mexico City Police Arrest 'La Jefa' in Raids Targeting Alleged Tláhuac Cartel Cell

Authorities describe the capture as a blow to a local leadership network linked to imprisoned figure Luis Felipe “El Felipillo” Pérez Flores.

Overview

  • Officers executed two court-ordered searches in Tláhuac’s Miguel Hidalgo and Las Arboledas neighborhoods, detaining four suspects.
  • More than 1,000 doses and packages of suspected cocaine, methamphetamine and marijuana were seized from the two properties.
  • The operation was led by the SSC and city prosecutors with support from the Army, Navy and National Guard.
  • Investigators link the cell to retail drug sales, extortion, homicides, “gota a gota” loans and property dispossession in Tláhuac, Iztapalapa and adjacent State of Mexico areas.
  • The detainees were advised of their rights, transferred to the Ministerio Público, and the properties were sealed as inquiries continue; the alleged leader has prior 2019 investigative files.