Overview
- Sergio Iván “N” (El M24/El Monstruo de la Unión) was arrested on January 12 in Tlalnepantla under a January 7 warrant, identified as leader of La Unión Tepito’s Los Orejones cell and transferred to Reclusorio Oriente.
- Federal forces in Mexico City detained six alleged Tren de Aragua members, including Lesli Valeri “N” and Bryan “N”, seizing drugs, a firearm and records tied to extortion and sex trafficking, with officials noting her role as liaison to a local group later identified by media as La Unión Tepito.
- The FGR reported capturing CJNG operators Luis Ignacio “N” (El Cárdenas) in Tepic and José Gabriel “N” (alias Uber) in Zapopan, detailing use of small aircraft on clandestine airstrips in Nayarit, northern Jalisco and southeastern Zacatecas for aerial drug shipments.
- In Salta, Argentina, a federal trial continues against seven current and former gendarmes accused of moving 334 kilos of cocaine, with evidence of WhatsApp “tutorials” on concealing drugs in vehicles and expected sentences of up to 20 years for ringleaders.
- In Spain, the Audiencia Provincial de Córdoba scheduled a trial for nine defendants accused of trafficking cocaine, hashish, MDMA and hallucinogens, with more than three kilos of cocaine seized and potential combined sentences exceeding 70 years.