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Mexican authorities targeting CJNG leadership

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Mexican federal authorities have conducted high-profile arrests targeting leaders linked to the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG). In early October, Iván Cazarín Molina, known as ‘El Tanque’, was placed in pretrial detention following his arrest in Zapopan, Jalisco. A federal judge ordered his transfer to the Altiplano federal prison. The Federal Prosecutor's Office charged Molina with organized crime, health crimes, and illegal possession of firearms. Authorities identified him as a key figure managing operations in Veracruz, Oaxaca, Tabasco, and Puebla, with alleged links to fuel theft and money laundering. By mid-October, authorities arrested Iván Sánchez Santiago, alias ‘El Cromo’, a leader of the ‘Los Cromos’ cell associated with the CJNG. The operation in Guadalajara involved the Secretariat of the Navy and the National Intelligence Center. Security Secretary Omar García Harfuch reported that Sánchez Santiago faces three arrest warrants for homicide, including two cases involving three victims. The organization is also under investigation for its potential involvement in the murder of a four-year-old girl in Juchitán. Sánchez Santiago, also referred to as ‘Comandante Cromo’, has been transferred to the Altiplano maximum-security prison facing charges related to health crimes and illegal possession of firearms. Additionally, the Oaxaca State Attorney General's Office confirmed the arrest of two individuals, identified as E. B. P. (‘Bolán’) and G. C. L., following an armed attack on the home of textile designer Elvis Guerra. This attack was reportedly linked to an extortion attempt involving a demand of 60,000 pesos. Oaxaca Attorney General Bernardo Rodríguez Alamilla noted that ‘Los Cromos’ has been operating On October 22, legal proceedings against these leaders expanded. A federal grand jury in the Istmo de Tehuantepec region, District of Columbia formally indicted Cazarín Molina on charges including Juchitán, Salina Cruz, and Ciudad Ixtepec. The group is implicated in extortion, kidnapping, and drug conspiracy to traffic cocaine and arms trafficking. Governor Salomón Jara Cruz described methamphetamine into the arrest United States and possession of Sánchez Santiago as a ‘significant blow firearm to organized crime facilitate drug trafficking. If convicted, he faces a minimum of 40 years in the region’. prison and up to two consecutive life sentences.

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  1. 2026-10-23 03:04 UTC Mexican authorities targeting CJNG leadership
  2. 2026-10-20 01:59 UTC Mexican authorities targeting CJNG leadership
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  4. 2026-10-15 00:11 UTC Mexican authorities targeting CJNG leadership
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