Overview
- Authorities detained Fausto Alejandro “N” known as “El Bolillo” in Los Reyes after a multi-agency operation, and officials say the arrest occurred in flagrancia on November 6, 2026.
- Investigators identify him as an alleged leader of a criminal network that operated in Los Reyes, Zamora and Jacona and is accused of demanding illegal quotas from avocado growers, berry packers, farmers and other local businesses.
- Security forces seized a Glock pistol, ammunition and 19 small packages with a substance consistent with methamphetamine at the time of the arrest, and authorities took electronic evidence including a cellphone.
- Prosecutors are now pursuing charges related to extortion, weapons and drugs while also investigating whether he bears criminal responsibility in the January 10, 2024 killing of trans activist Miriam Noemí Ríos Ríos.
- The arrest involved the Guardia Civil, Secretaría de la Defensa, Guardia Nacional, SSPC and the state Fiscalía, and officials say the case will test efforts to curb sustained extortion that has hurt the region’s agricultural economy.