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Tabasco Judge Sends ‘El Niño Sicario’ to Pretrial Detention in Drug Case

Prosecutors pursue a 20-day supplemental probe that could expand the case with additional charges.

Overview

  • Jair “N,” approximately 15, was formally bound over for prosecution on drug-related offenses and ordered held at the Tutelar para Menores in Villahermosa.
  • The judge set a 20-day period for complementary investigations following the vinculación a proceso ruling.
  • State authorities say the Oct. 12 arrest in ranchería Corregidora yielded an Uzi-style weapon, doses of marijuana and crystal, threatening placards, and a phone video linked to an alleged kidnapping.
  • Investigators continue lines of inquiry that could add counts tied to kidnapping, homicide, and a local criminal network operating in the Isla area.
  • A subsequent hearing is scheduled for Nov. 5, and a second suspect, José Asunción “N” (“Chuncho”), was detained in the same operation.