Overview
- Federal officials say Saúl “N,” known as “El SS,” was arrested in Tijuana alongside Horacio “N,” identified as his chief of escorts.
- The operation involved personnel from the Army, Navy, National Guard, Attorney General’s Office and the Security Ministry under Mexico’s Security Cabinet.
- Authorities attribute the group to cross‑border trafficking of fentanyl and methamphetamine toward the United States.
- Agents seized firearms, drug doses, mobile phones and secured the Tijuana residence where the suspects were hiding.
- Both detainees were informed of their legal rights and handed to the Ministerio Público, which will determine charges as investigations continue.