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Mexico CJNG mayor murder crackdown continues

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Federal security forces captured Ramón Ángel Álvarez Ayala, alias “R1”, on 30 July 2026 in Atotonilco el Alto, Jalisco, after an armed confrontation that left one suspect dead. The operation was ~~coordinated~~ led by the ~~Secretariat of Security and Protection Citizens,~~ Secretaría de Seguridad y Protección Ciudadana under Secretary Omar García Harfuch, with support from the Army’s special forces, the Secretariat of National Defense and the National Intelligence Center, and ~~announced by Security Secretary Omar García Harfuch. Authorities identified~~ was presented as part of President Claudia Sheinbaum’s “Plan Michoacán for Peace and Justice”. R1 is identified as the leader of ~~Los Rs,~~ “Los Rs”, a CJNG‑linked cell active in Michoacán ~~(Apatzingán, Uruapan, Morelia)~~ and ~~Jalisco, involved~~ Jalisco that engages in extortion, murders and drug ~~trafficking that affect local producers, entrepreneurs and families. His role as~~ trafficking. He is alleged to be the intellectual author of the 1 November 2025 killing of former Uruapan mayor Carlos ~~Manzo brings~~ Manzo, bringing the total number of detainees ~~tied~~ linked to the case to 31. In response, more than 7,000 agents of Michoacán’s Guard Civil were placed on maximum alert to deter possible retaliation, while the Morena party denied any ~~party~~ affiliation ~~for R1, while President Claudia Sheinbaum’s “Michoacán por la Paz y la Justicia” security plan hailed the capture as a major blow to the cartel’s criminal network.~~ with R1.

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