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Mexico City Police Arrest ‘La Jefa’ in Raids Targeting Tláhuac Cartel Cell

Authorities identify the 31-year-old partner of “El Felipillo” as the head of a cell accused of extortion, narcotics sales, predatory lending, homicide, and property dispossession.

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.