Overview
- Federal and state forces arrested Abdel “N” (“El Toro”) and Miguel Ángel “N” (“El Torito”) in San Luis Río Colorado, identified as members of the Los Rusos cell.
- Authorities executed simultaneous searches in Sonora after surveillance and judicial warrants, seizing fentanyl, cocaine, crystal, methamphetamine, cash, a firearm and three vehicles.
- Separate operations in Tabasco led to the detention of Jorge Armando “N” (“El Toto”) and 19 others, including four municipal police, with 17 long guns, four handguns, vehicles, drugs and 1,688 rounds secured.
- Tabasco’s prosecutor confirmed the arrest of Jalapa’s police director Miguel Luciano Vázquez and five active officers over alleged ties to La Barredora, which officials link to regional violence.
- The U.S. Treasury announced designations targeting individuals and companies tied to Los Rusos and Los Rugrats, including federal deputy Hilda Brown, adding financial pressure to the law-enforcement push.