Arrested in Mich: "El Cuadrado", Leader of Los Viagras

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                         Detained in Michoacán: ''El Cuadrado'', presumed leader of Los Viagras

The alleged crime target, according to the State Secretariat of Public Security, is fully identified with criminal activities committed with said criminal group

Apatzingán, Michoacán: December 2, 2018 The Public Security Secretariat of the State managed the arrest of José Guadalupe Luna Navarro, alias "El Cuadrado", security chief of Nicolás Sierra Santana, alias "El Coruco", members of the Los Viagras cartel after an operation in which nine other people were arrested.

"El Cuadrado" was captured along with three other alleged hitmen and six alleged hawks, related to other crimes, after the operations carried out by the SSP in the towns of Catalinas, Pinzándaro, Northern Division, Santa Ana and Punta de Agua.

Among those arrested are those identified as Christian X., alias "La Culebra"; Tomas X., aka "Tommy"; Víctor X., alias "Chino"; Laura X., aka "China" and Armando X., aka "Calaco."

The suspects were assured of long weapons, fragmentation grenades, vehicles with reports of theft, as well as uniforms of the State Police, and were placed at the disposal of the competent authority.

José Guadalupe "N", known as "El Cuadro" , alleged leader of a Los Viagras cell , was arrested when authorities were looking for Nicolás Sierra Santana in several communities of Apatzingán and Apatzingán, Michoacán.

The alleged criminal objective, according to the Ministry of Public Security, is fully identified with criminal activities committed under its participation with  Los Viagras.

Without a doubt it is a strong blow that is directly aimed at the criminal group that has caused us problems Los Viagras,  he was fully linked with them, and was put at the disposal of the corresponding authority, " said Juan Bernardo Corona Martínez, Secretary of Public Security at the state.

Along with "El Cuadraro", another nine people were arrested and eight vehicles that had a theft report were confiscated, as well as a motorcycle; Four long weapons, three fragmentation grenades, useful cartridges of various sizes, tactical equipment and drugs were also seized.

"It should be mentioned that he is one of the priority objectives that we have, he was arrested with other people and apart from the confiscation of weapons, the seizure of stolen vehicles, the seizure of drugs and many ammunitions, " added Corona Martínez.

These results were exposed to federal authorities with whom there will be full coordination in this change of government, said the Secretary of Security of Michoacán, who said they integrate three new regions at 10 already in which they have divided the entity as part of the security strategy .