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Tabasco Captures ‘Beto Coca,’ Priority Target Linked to La Barredora

The arrests reflect a coordinated crackdown on the group that officials say has produced dozens of detentions this year.

Overview

  • Security forces detained Humberto “N,” known as “Beto Coca,” and his partner Luisa Irasema “N,” “La Señora,” during patrols on the VillahermosaCiudad del Carmen highway near Barra de San Pedro in Centla.
  • The operation was coordinated by the FIRT Olmeca interagency unit with participation from federal, state and municipal forces.
  • Officers reported seizing several small bags containing a substance with characteristics of marijuana and a gray Volkswagen Teramont.
  • Both detainees were turned over to the competent authority as prosecutors pursue an investigation for drug-related offenses.
  • The action follows the state prosecutor’s recent pledge to capture priority targets, with officials reporting 79 alleged violence generators detained in 2025, 63 linked to La Barredora.