Overview

• Police intercepted Brayan Andrés López Sánchez, 30, on September 18 at 3:25 p.m. at Av. Lázaro Cárdenas and Francisco I. Madero during a coordinated operation.
• The intervention involved municipal and state police with National Guard support, with earlier reports noting federal coordination through Mesas de Coordinación protocols.
• Officers seized 52 grams of crystal meth, 28 grams of rock cocaine, a cellphone, and cash at the time of his detention.
• Authorities investigate him as a key figure in an extortion network affecting businesses in Chimalhuacán, Chicoloapan, and La Paz, including an alleged Molotov attack on a tortillería on July 2, 2024, and a suspected link to a January 14, 2024 homicide.
• Officials report he has an active arrest warrant for extortion issued on July 22, 2024, he was identified by multiple business owners at the public ministry, and he was later booked into a penitentiary following initial processing.