Overview

• Mexico’s Navy said it detained Zulma N., known as “La Güera,” and another suspect in Ecatepec, identifying her as a presumed leader of the extortion group La Chokiza.
• A control judge in Morelos ordered preventive detention for 12 alleged members of the Los Aparicio cell after multi-site raids that yielded arrests on kidnapping and weapons-related accusations.
• Relatives and student groups marked the 11th anniversary of the Ayotzinapa case in Iguala, where incidents included rock-throwing at buses and vehicles set on fire outside the Palace of Justice.
• The San Sebastián bus line known as ‘La 50’ suspended service indefinitely in San Juan de Lurigancho, Lima, citing attacks and extortion targeting transport workers.
• Extraordinary rains in Iztapalapa flooded at least 20 neighborhoods and forced a partial shutdown of Metro Line A, with the mayor coordinating large-scale relief and cleanup operations.