Blow to Drug Traffickers in Sinaloa: 11 Suspected Members of Criminal Groups Arrested
· Telemundo McAllen (KTLM)
MEXICO CITY – Mexican security forces arrested 11 suspected members of criminal organizations in the state of Sinaloa on Monday during several operations that resulted in the seizure of firearms, narcotics, and explosive devices. In a statement, the federal Security Cabinet announced that among those detained was Iván ‘N’, alias 'El 24', identified as the regional leader of a criminal organization, although no further details were provided. Various media outlets in Mexico, citing anonymous sources, suggest that this criminal organization is led by Fausto Isidro Meza Flores, known as 'El Chapo Isidro'. Alongside Iván, three others were arrested in Culiacán, the state capital, and in the municipality of Mocorito, where authorities seized two vehicles, four long guns, one handgun, eight magazines, and a tactical vest. Additionally, in the town of El Rosario, four more individuals were arrested, including a minor and a foreign national, with authorities confiscating a Barrett rifle, 11 long guns, 158 magazines, 835 cartridges, five tactical vests, and four ballistic plates. As part of the enhanced security measures in Sinaloa, elements from @Defensamx1, @SEMAR_mx, @SSPCMexico, @FGRMexico, and @GN_MEXICO_, in coordination with state authorities, conducted simultaneous actions that led to the arrest of 11 members of criminal cells. In another operation, one individual was arrested in the town of Ranchito de los Gaxiola, along with three others (one of them foreign) in the coastal city of Mazatlán. These last detainees had ten long guns, cartridges, ballistic plates, and seven kilograms of opium gum in their possession. The operations also seized 250 kilograms of substances used to manufacture methamphetamines. According to authorities, these actions impact the benefits of organized crime, estimated at 110 million pesos ($6.40 million), and are part of the 'reinforcement of security' in Sinaloa.
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