Overview
- Two court-ordered searches in Tláhuac led to four arrests, including Verónica “N” (“La Jefa”), after an intelligence-led investigation by SSC and the Mexico City Prosecutor’s Office with federal support.
- More than 1,000 doses and packages of suspected cocaine, methamphetamine, and marijuana were seized during operations on Calle Traviata and Avenida Porvenir in Las Arboledas.
- Authorities say the group operated in Tláhuac and Iztapalapa with reach into parts of the State of Mexico, focusing on drug distribution, extortion, and ‘gota a gota’ loans.
- The other detainees were identified as Juan Aarón “N” (42), Maricela “N” (41), and Axel Zaid “N” (23), with Juan Aarón “N” linked to a 2010 aggravated robbery investigation.
- Detainees were placed at the disposal of the Public Ministry, both properties were sealed under police guard, and the presumption of innocence applies as investigations continue.