Overview
- Authorities say Orlando “N,” known as “El Coco Ranas,” was captured during a coordinated army and GOES operation at a home in Lomas del Sol on the night of October 21.
- Officers detained three other men and seized military‑grade rifles, two 40mm grenades, more than 1,300 rounds of ammunition, four tactical vests and a vehicle.
- Officials reported recovery of 50 pills consistent with fentanyl and about 200 doses of suspected cocaine, and those substances await laboratory confirmation.
- The detainees were placed at the disposal of the Fiscalía General de la República, and investigators say the main suspect initially gave a false name and was later held in custody at a hospital.
- The operation began after an anonymous 089 tip and fits a pattern of joint state and federal actions against armed cells in Sinaloa, raising the prospect of further federal charges if tests confirm the substances are fentanyl.