Overview

• Federal authorities detained Ulises Pinto Madera, known as “El Mamado,” in Jalisco, according to Omar García Harfuch.
• The FGR says Pinto has entered its protected-witness program to provide information on individuals implicated in La Barredora.
• Authorities have identified him as the organization’s number two under Hernán Bermúdez Requena, who remains wanted.
• The case describes alleged crimes including extortion, kidnapping, drug trafficking and fuel theft, and links to the CJNG structure.
• La Crónica reports he offered to identify public officials who enabled the group’s expansion in Tabasco.