Overview
- Authorities say the coordinated Jalisco–Aguascalientes operation resulted in 12 arrests and the dismantling of the cell led by the suspect.
- Carlos “N,” known as “El Apa,” was transferred to Aguascalientes to face proceedings after an arrest warrant was obtained for forced deprivation.
- Investigators attribute to him an extortion network that targeted the agricultural sector and forced merchants to buy goods such as vape products.
- Prosecutors also connect the suspect to multiple homicides and the July 26 roadblocks that followed the discovery of a clandestine camp.
- Officials describe him as a discreet operator who changed appearance, used wigs, and posed as a CFE worker, and they say the capture involved no confrontations.