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On July 24 2026, Michoacán Governor Alfredo Ramírez Bedolla announced that The capture of Rogelio “N”, also known as “El Conejo” and or “El Conejillo”, had been arrested in California was confirmed on 24 July 2026 after a joint operation by the state’s Michoacán’s Secretaría de Seguridad Pública and the state Fiscalía General del Estado. General. The capture, made under an outstanding arrest warrant, was praised as a model of U.S.–Mexico law‑enforcement cooperation. U.S. immigration officials placed suspect, wanted for the suspect 2023 homicide of self‑defense leader Hipólito Mora Chávez and for participation in custody, a Tierra Caliente criminal cell, was arrested in California and Mexican authorities have turned him over to the Attorney General’s Office placed in U.S. immigration custody pending extradition. extradition to Mexico. A 100,000‑peso reward had been offered for information leading to his capture. Investigators linked Rogelio N to a criminal cell operating in the Tierra Caliente region and to apprehension. On the 2023 homicide of self‑defense leader Hipólito Mora Chávez. The same day, Mexican army forces units recovered two homemade armored pickups – a modified Ford F‑150 and a RAM truck – and a .50 caliber Browning machine gun in Concordia, Sinaloa, tying Sinaloa. Authorities linked the weaponry to the 2013 ambush that killed Mora. Officials credited Mora, noting that Rogelio N is accused of firing the rifle that penetrated Mora’s vehicle. The seized assets were turned over to the Federal Public Ministry for investigation. Mexican officials, including SSP secretary José Antonio Cruz Medina Medida and FGE deputy prosecutor Israel Vega Rodríguez Rodríguez, were credited for their roles in the operation. coordinated effort, and Mora’s brother called for the suspect’s swift extradition.