Coup against drug traffickers in Guanajuato: Regional leader comes down with thousands of fentanyl pills he hid in Sinaloa

Elements of the Secretary of National Defense (Sedena) succeeded in dealing a blow to drug trafficking by Guanajuato after capturing a regional chief in the said entity which has taken refuge in the state of Sinaloa from where he gave instructions to other members of the criminal cell to which he belonged to carry out criminal operations, according to intelligence reports.

National Guard found suspicious marijuana and fentanyl in Sinaloa

The suspected opioid was in one of the boxes, which were colored and one was decorated with designs of hearts.

It was through security reports that Mexican Army and National Guard (GN) personnel learned that Juan Carlos “N” -the current detainee- was hiding in the Municipality of Navolato they therefore deployed a surveillance operation in the area to proceed with their respective arrests.

According to Sedena reports, Juan Carlos was one of the main generators of violence in Guanajuato “and posed a threat to society”, so it was a priority target for state and federal authorities. This subject was arrested red-handed in the town of Los Puentes. Elements of the Sinaloa Public Security Secretariat (SSP) also took part in the actions.

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The seizure was made on February 14 and was considered historic by the Mexican military.

“Juan Carlos ‘N’, alleged regional leader, was hiding in the municipality of Navolato, Sinaloa, from where he directed criminal activities in the state of Guanajuato”, it was detailed. After his arrest, the authorities managed to obtain a long gun, 60 rounds, some magazines and three thousand fentanyl pills.

Juan Javier “N”, operational leader of a criminal group, was arrested in Irapuato, where he was hiding from the authorities (Photo: Special)

Despite his capture, the name of the criminal group he was part of has not been disclosed, although it should be noted that the presence of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (Cártel Jalisco Nueva Generación) has been reported in the state of Guanajuato. .CJNG) and the Santa Rosa de Lima Cartel (CSRL), mainly, which maintain bloody disputes and armed clashes for the control of the territory. However, fentanyl trafficking is more related to poster of four letters.

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During the operation, Mexican army soldiers seized more than 600,000 pills and more than 200 kilograms of drugs.

In the entity governed by Diego Sinhue Rodríguez Vallejo, the arrest of Juan Javier “N”identified as operational manager of a criminal organization (which was not specified), which was hiding from the authorities of the municipality of Irapuato.

After carrying out surveillance operations on the ground, elements of the Sedena, the GN and the prosecutor’s office managed to complete an arrest warrant against him for the crime of qualified homicide. In these actions, no armed confrontations were reported and no firearms or drug doses were seized, although it is alleged that Juan Javier was linked to other high impact crimes.

A total of around 800 doses of glass and marijuana were seized (Picture: Twitter/@Matador08640286)

During the second week of February (from the 10th to the 17th of this month), elements of the Public Security Forces of the State of Guanajuato (FSPE) carried out multiple surveillance operations in six municipalities, after which they succeeded To arrest 13 people and secure over two thousand doses of various drugs (928 crystal, 1,670 marijuana and 19 cocaine).

In the town of Celaya The arrest of Jesús “N”, 19 years old, has been registered. At the time of his arrest, he possessed 300 doses of marijuana and 25 doses of glass. For their part, Gerardo “N” and Mauricio “N” were apprehended with 240 packaging is similarly unnerving.

In the municipality of Abasolo The capture of two people with more than 700 doses of crystal and cocaine has been reported. The rest of the arrests were recorded in Comfort, Penjamo, San Miguel de Allende there Dolores Hidalgo where more than 500 packages of glass and marijuana were seized, mostly.

Also in these tasks four vehicles seized among which stood out a 2008 model Chevrolet truck that had a theft report, as well as a white 2018 model hatchback and a blue 2021 model Italika motorcycle. Both the persons arrested and the units and narcotics seized were made available to the competent authorities.