Overview
- Noemí “N,” known as “La Patrona,” was detained in Ciudad del Carmen by federal and state security forces after officers executed an arrest warrant for asociación delictuosa.
- Authorities say she is the presumed leader of a criminal cell that operated from Jalpa de Méndez, Tabasco, and coordinated high‑impact crimes in the region.
- Officials allege her group carried out homicides, kidnappings, extortion of merchants, drug distribution, vehicle theft and illegal possession of military‑grade firearms.
- The arrest followed intelligence and investigative work led by the Centro Nacional de Inteligencia and an interagency operation involving SEDENA, the Guardia Nacional, SSPC and the Fiscalía General del Estado de Tabasco.
- After being read her constitutional rights, she was placed at the disposal of a judicial authority and now faces prosecutorial proceedings as part of a broader effort to disrupt criminal structures that operate across Tabasco and Campeche.