Overview

• Agents captured the suspect on August 22 in Colonia Santa Mónica during Operativo Sinergia with participation from municipal, state and federal forces including SSPC, SEDENA and the National Guard.
• He is described as a priority generator of violence and will be brought before a judge on accusations of 10 homicides and the attempted homicide of 10 more.
• Investigators carried out 13 search warrants that yielded significant quantities of narcotics and firearms, according to the state prosecutor’s office.
• Four additional people were detained during the raids for various alleged crimes and were placed at the disposal of authorities.
• The case now has three defendants in legal proceedings, following earlier arrests that include suspected intellectual author José Francisco “N”, alias “Alfa 1”.