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Mexico Detains Alleged Los Chapitos Pilot ‘El Chuki’ in Badiraguato on Organized Crime Warrant

Authorities cast the capture as a strike on Los Chapitos’ aviation network, tying the suspect to a consolidated federal case naming high‑level figures.

Detienen en Badiraguato a “El Chuki”, piloto del Cártel de Sinaloa ligado a Los Chapitos
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Overview

  • Federal forces from SSPC, Sedena, Semar, FGR and the National Guard intercepted the suspect during patrols in Surutato, Badiraguato, and executed a court‑issued arrest warrant.
  • The warrant cites organized crime in the area of arms trafficking, and the detainee is identified as 26‑year‑old Juan Pablo Vargas Báez, known as “El Chuki.”
  • Officials said he was informed of his legal rights and transferred to federal prosecutors, who will determine his legal status.
  • Reporting citing FGR indicates he is listed in causa penal 15/23 alongside Ovidio Guzmán, Iván Archivaldo Guzmán and Julio César Chávez Jr.
  • Security officials describe the arrest as a targeted hit on the cartel’s logistics and aviation capabilities within an ongoing federal campaign in Sinaloa and the triángulo dorado.