Overview
- The Navy’s special operations unit led coordinated raids with Oaxaca state prosecutors and the Criminal Investigation Agency following months of intelligence work.
- Security forces detained 53 alleged members and operators, including mid- and lower‑level leaders with ties to CJNG and, in some cases, the Sinaloa cartel, accused of extortion, fuel theft and trafficking.
- Security chief Omar García Harfuch said the plan is preventive, combining troop deployments with naval intelligence to pursue specific targets in the corridor region.
- Officials say the group’s activities in the Isthmus have been reduced to marginal levels, with continued deployments to prevent the network from rebuilding.
- Iván Sánchez Santiago, known as Cromo, is identified as the principal figure in Juchitán, and authorities have not confirmed his capture.