Clash with CJNG in Colima leaves arrests, deaths, and blockades. Secretariat Of Mexican Navy Operation Against 'CJNG Cartel' Leads To 15 Hitmen Captured And 3 Dead In Tecoman, Colima

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JUNE 22, 2025 

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MALE ANCHOR: In Colima, 15 alleged criminals were captured in the municipality of Tecomán. The person with the detailed report is

Arnoldo Delgadillo. 

ARNOLDO DELGADILLO: Good afternoon. Hey, Fernando, how are you? Good afternoon. It's a pleasure to greet you and our entire audience this Sunday afternoon. Indeed, you already said it. The State Government's Public Security Secretariat confirmed that in a joint operation, the State Police and the Navy managed to arrest these individuals you already mentioned. 

In the community of Cerro de Ortega in the municipality of Tecomán, on the border with Michoacán. Members of both agencies were attacked by this group of armed civilians. In response, three of the attackers were killed. We also said it was the arrest of 15 individuals allegedly linked to the Jalisco Nueva Generación cartel, who were also detained. Weapons and tactical equipment. Something interesting is that, as of this moment, there is a blockade near Cerro de Ortega on Federal Highway Mexico 200, which runs from Colima to Michoacán. This is why there is still no access between these two states. I would like to inform you that the protest is being attributed to citizens demanding the departure of security authorities, but there is no further information on this matter. For now, the blow against crime is important. After this confrontation on the border between Colima and Michoacán, the information is important. Fernando, waiting for updates. Excellent afternoon, anyway.

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'El Guacho,' son-in-law of Nemesio Ruben Oseguera Cervantes 'El Mencho,' will plead guilty in the United States.

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JUNE 20, 2025 

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CRISTIAN FERNANDO GUTIERREZ-OCHOA

EL GUACHO 

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MALE ANCHOR: In the United States tomorrow, one of the sons-in-law of Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, alias El Mencho, leader of the Jalisco Nueva Generación cartel, will plead guilty to money laundering, as confirmed to Milenio. Sources close to the case confirmed that he is Cristian Ochoa, alias El Guacho, who in 2021 kidnapped two members of the Mexican Navy in Zapopan, Jalisco. This is the work of Ángel Hernández. 

ANGEL HERNANDEZ DIAZ: This Friday, Cristian Fernando Gutiérrez Ochoa, alias El Guacho, operator of the Jalisco Nueva Generación cartel, will plead guilty to conspiring to launder money in the Federal Court of Washington, DC. Sources close to the case confirmed that Gutiérrez is a major drug trafficker and the son-in-law of the absolute leader of the criminal organization, Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, alias El Mencho, since he is the partner of his daughter, Laisha Oseguera González. Pleading guilty, the prosecution will dismiss the other charge against him: conspiring to distribute cocaine and methamphetamine to the United States. The agreement, according to the source, would not imply collaboration between Gutiérrez and U.S. authorities, and the maximum sentence he could face is 30 years in prison. 

In addition, the government will confiscate the luxurious residence where he was arrested in November 2024 in Riverside, California. The $2,250,000 seized at the property included valuables such as watches and jewelry, and three vehicles: a BMW M4, a Mini Countryman, and a GMC Yukon Denali in Mexico. Gutiérrez Ochoa and Laisha Oseguera were accused by the Navy of being behind the kidnapping of a cadet and a second teacher in Zapopan, Jalisco, in November 2021. Fortunately, five days later, both were found unharmed on a highway. The Marines are presumed to have been kidnapped in retaliation for the arrest of Rosalinda González. Rosalinda Valencia, wife of El Mencho and mother of Laisha, who stopped going to sign for precautionary measures at the unit as part of her money laundering case, according to Washington. From 2015 until 2024, Guacho was part of the cartel's cocaine and methamphetamine trafficking operations and laundered the profits. Guacho was arrested in the United States thanks to an Interpol file with his photograph. He went there to hide after the kidnapping of the two marines. He acquired residency through the tequila company Pasión Azul, a front company for the Jalisco cartel. He used a false identity and also wanted to protect himself by spreading the word among the cartel that his father-in-law had killed him for lying to him. 

Lara discovered that in Mexico there is an arrest warrant against Guacho for organized crime and kidnapping, so once he completes his sentence in the United States, he could be deported to face another trial. The woman claims that Laisha was also in Los Angeles and owned a cafe near the Riverside home. Laisha is considered a fugitive from justice and, according to the prosecutor's office, in addition to her Mexican citizenship, holds U.S. citizenship. Ángel Hernández, a former U.S. citizen, claims to be a fugitive from justice.

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The US sentences 'El Hummer,' a founding member of Los Zetas, to 35 years in prison.

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JUNE 20, 2025 

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MALE ANCHOR: We're going further because in the United States, a Washington Federal Court judge issued a sentence against Jaime González Durán, aka El Hummer, founder of Los Zetas, Ángel Hernandez, with more details, Ángel, go ahead. 

ANGEL HERNDANDEZ DIAZ: How are you, Samuel? Good day?

Well, indeed, Jaime González Durán, who was one of the original members of the ZETAS, this armed wing of the Gulf Cartel, was sentenced today at the request of the US Attorney's Office. After reaching a plea agreement for 35 years in prison, he pleaded guilty last February to trafficking tons of cocaine and marijuana from Mexico to the United States when we were part of the Zetas. As part of this sentence, he will also have to pay $792 million, which is the estimated amount of drugs trafficked from Mexico to the United States. He was investigated by the DEA. He is currently 49 years old, and according to the investigations, he was, let's say, a plaza boss or commander or regional boss for the Matamoros in the cities of Matamoros, Reynosa, and Miguel Alemán in Tamaulipas. When this was formed, we will remember Samuel as the company, the alliance between the Gulf Cartel and the Zetas, who established an iron fist in Tamaulipas, Zacatecas, Veracruz, and Chiapas to form the marijuana and cocaine trafficking networks, mainly for loss. It should be remembered that the US Attorney's Office points out, for example, that González Durán had safe houses where he kept firearms that were used by the ZETAS to provide protection to the Gulf Cartel, among the evidence that the DEA was also able to acquire. The DEA found a series of wiretaps in May 2007 in which Hummer himself coordinated the transfer of almost 1.5 million dollars from McAlester, Texas, to Mexico, money that they would have obtained from drug trafficking. This is the situation. For the moment, it should be remembered that this man was extradited from Mexico to the United States in October 2022 after being arrested in 2015 here on Mexican territory. Samuel. 

MALE ANCHOR: Well, then.We'll be attentive to what remains of the proceedings against this man, or at least what he serves on his sentence. Thank you.

ANGEL HERNANDEZ DIAZ: Good morning, Samuel, thank you.

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Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes 'CJNG Cartel" Founder And Four High Ranking Members Charged With Terrorism. Treasury Sanctions Cartel de Jalisco Nueva Generacion Leaders Under Counterterrorism Authorities

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Treasury Sanctions Cartel de Jalisco Nueva Generacion Leaders Under Counterterrorism Authorities

June 18, 2025

Takes action against cartel member suspected in high-profile murder of Mexican TikTok influencer

WASHINGTON — Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned five Mexico-based leaders of Cartel de Jalisco Nueva Generacion (CJNG).  CJNG is a brutally violent cartel responsible for a significant share of fentanyl and other illicit drugs entering the United States.  It uses murder as a tactic to intimidate rivals, including sending messages to other cartels through the targeted killings of women.  The recent discovery of a CJNG recruitment camp, Izaguirre ranch—which was reportedly used to execute recruits that defy instructions—underscores the cartel’s brutal methods.  

With today’s action, OFAC is designating CJNG’s notorious leader Ruben Oseguera Cervantes (a.k.a “El Mencho”), along with three other senior cartel members.  OFAC is also sanctioning a CJNG commander, closely linked to El Mencho, who has been identified as the prime suspect in the recent murder of Mexican influencer Valeria Marquez during a live social media broadcast.  

“CJNG’s reign of terror across Mexico and its trafficking of fentanyl into the United States has destroyed countless innocent lives,” said Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent. “The United States remains strongly committed to leveraging all available tools to degrade the capacity of CJNG and other cartels to flood our streets with dangerous drugs and perpetrate heinous acts of violence against civilians.”

Today’s action was taken pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 14059, which targets the proliferation of illicit drugs and their means of production, and pursuant to E.O. 13224, as amended, which targets terrorists and their supporters. 

CJNG’S REIGN OF TERROR 

CJNG operates clandestine laboratories in Mexico to produce fentanyl, methamphetamine, cocaine, and other illicit drugs trafficked into the United States.  CJNG also controls the deep-water port of Manzanillo in the Mexican State of Colima and runs fentanyl precursor procurement and other drug trafficking operations through the port. CJNG’s ruthless ambition to expand its operations has led the organization to deploy kidnappings, torture, bombings, and executions of civilians, Mexican politicians, and military and law enforcement officers.  

On April 8, 2015, OFAC designated CJNG pursuant to the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act (Kingpin Act) for playing a significant role in international narcotics trafficking.  On December 15, 2021, OFAC also designated CJNG pursuant to E.O. 14059. On February 20, 2025, the U.S. Department of State designated CJNG as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) and a Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT). 

In addition to drug trafficking activities, CJNG is involved in a plethora of criminal activities, including fuel theft, timeshare fraud, migrant smuggling, and corruption.  In a May 1, 2025 Treasury action against CJNG, OFAC sanctioned a network generating hundreds of millions of dollars through fentanyl trafficking, fuel theft, and the smuggling of stolen Mexican crude oil into the United States.  The May 1 action was issued concurrently with a Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) Alert that provided typologies and red flags indicative of crude oil smuggling schemes on the U.S. southwest border associated with CJNG and other Mexico-based transnational criminal organizations.

CJNG LEADERS

Ruben Oseguera Cervantes (Oseguera) is the founder and current leader of CJNG.  Oseguera’s unique leadership style has allowed CJNG to function like a franchise business across several Mexican states, and to generate billions of dollars in profits from trafficking fentanyl, cocaine, methamphetamine, and heroin.  Oseguera and other senior CJNG members have engaged in extortion and made payments to corrupt officials to broaden their criminal activities.  Under Oseguera’s direction, CJNG operatives have assassinated rivals, Mexican law enforcement, judges, and other government officials.  The U.S. Department of State, through its Narcotics Rewards Program, is offering a reward of up to $15 million for information leading to the arrest and/or conviction of Oseguera. 

Ruben Oseguera Cervantes is being designated pursuant to E.O. 13224, as amended, for being owned, controlled, or directed by, or having acted or purported to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, CJNG.

Julio Alberto Castillo Rodriguez (Castillo) is a senior CJNG member and the son-in-law of Oseguera.  Castillo’s influence at the port of Manzanillo in Colima, Mexico has facilitated CJNG’s procurement of precursor chemicals used to manufacture fentanyl and other illicit drugs trafficked into the United States.  Castillo is regarded as a potential successor to Oseguera. 

Gonzalo Mendoza Gaytan (Mendoza) is a high-ranking CJNG member.  Mendoza is known for prolific recruitment strategies employed by CJNG to increase its foot soldiers.  In March 2025, a CJNG recruitment camp in Teuchitlán, Jalisco, Mexico, known as Izaguirre ranch, was discovered to contain hundreds of items of clothing, shoes, bags, and skeletal remains.  The ranch was allegedly led by Mendoza, who directed lieutenants to train new CJNG recruits and kill those who defied instructions.  Mendoza has also been involved in the murder of numerous Mexican law enforcement officers. 

Audias Flores Silva (Flores) is a CJNG regional commander in charge of large portions of CJNG territory in Mexican states of Zacatecas, Guerrero, Nayarit, Jalisco, and Michoacan.  Flores controls clandestine laboratories in the central region of Jalisco and in southern Zacatecas that are used to produce methamphetamine and other illicit drugs trafficked into the United States.  Flores commands a significant number of CJNG operatives who have carried out violence against civilians, law enforcement officers, and rival cartels in Mexico.  The U.S. Department of State, through its Narcotics Rewards Program, is offering a reward of up to $5 million for information leading to the arrest and/or conviction of Flores. 

Julio Alberto Castillo Rodriguez, Gonzalo Mendoza Gaytan, and Audias Flores Silva are being designated pursuant to E.O. 14059 and pursuant to E.O. 13224, as amended, for being owned, controlled, or directed by, or having acted or purported to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, CJNG.   

FEMICIDE EPIDEMIC: MURDER IN ZAPOPAN

Ricardo Ruiz Velasco (Ruiz) is a senior CJNG lieutenant close to El Mencho and is affiliated with a CJNG special forces unit.  He has also been responsible for CJNG’s public communications and propaganda.  Ruiz has been implicated in high-profile murders in Mexico for more than a decade, to include a deadly attack on Mexican police officers and the killings of a Jalisco State official and Venezuelan model.

Most recently, Ruiz was identified as a prime suspect in the femicide of his alleged romantic partner, Mexican social media influencer Valeria Marquez, who was killed while on a video livestream.  The vicious attack highlights the brutal prevalence of femicide, or the killing of women on account of their gender, in Mexico.  Femicide often goes unpunished and affects a significant portion of Mexico’s women.  

Ricardo Ruiz Velasco is being sanctioned pursuant to E.O. 14059 and pursuant to E.O. 13224, as amended, for being owned, controlled, or directed by, or having acted or purported to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, CJNG.

SANCTIONS IMPLICATIONS

As a result of today’s action, all property and interests in property of the designated or blocked persons described above that are in the United States or in the possession or control of U.S. persons are blocked and must be reported to OFAC.  In addition, any entities that are owned, directly or indirectly, individually or in the aggregate, 50 percent or more by one or more blocked persons are also blocked. Unless authorized by a general or specific license issued by OFAC, or exempt, OFAC’s regulations generally prohibit all transactions by U.S. persons or within (or transiting) the United States that involve any property or interests in property of blocked persons. 

Violations of U.S. sanctions may result in the imposition of civil or criminal penalties on U.S. and foreign persons.  OFAC may impose civil penalties for sanctions violations on a strict liability basis.  OFAC’s Economic Sanctions Enforcement Guidelines provide more information regarding OFAC’s enforcement of U.S. economic sanctions. In addition, financial institutions and other persons may risk exposure to sanctions for engaging in certain transactions or activities involving designated or otherwise blocked persons. The prohibitions include the making of any contribution or provision of funds, goods, or services by, to, or for the benefit of any designated or blocked person, or the receipt of any contribution or provision of funds, goods, or services from any such person. 

Furthermore, engaging in certain transactions involving the persons designated today may risk the imposition of secondary sanctions on participating foreign financial institutions.  OFAC can prohibit or impose strict conditions on opening or maintaining, in the United States, a correspondent account or a payable-through account of a foreign financial institution that knowingly conducts or facilitates any significant transaction on behalf of a person who is designated pursuant to the relevant authority.

The power and integrity of OFAC sanctions derive not only from OFAC’s ability to designate and add persons to the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (SDN List), but also from its willingness to remove persons from the SDN List consistent with the law. The ultimate goal of sanctions is not to punish, but to bring about a positive change in behavior.  For information concerning the process for seeking removal from an OFAC list, including the SDN List, or to submit a request, please refer to OFAC’s guidance on Filing a Petition for Removal from an OFAC List.

Click here for more information on the persons designated today.

 

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Omar Garcia Harfuch Confirms The Capture Of Pablo Edwin Huerta Nuño, "El Flakito" Generator Of Violence In Tijuana, Baja California.

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JUNE 17, 2025 

EL FLAKITO 

EL FLAQUITO 

The early morning of this Tuesday, June 17, 2025, dozens of news outlets in Mexico reported the capture of Pablo Edwin Huerta Nuño, alias "El Flakito," a generator of violence in Tijuana, Baja California, considered a key drug corridor crossing. El Flakito once forged an alliance with the infamous Nestor Isidro Salas Perez, "El Nini", "El 19", a former high-ranking lieutenant of the Los Chapitos Cartel. El Flakito became known in the underworld for stealing drug shipments from different cartel leaders who used Tijuana for crossing drugs. Lastly, Mr. Huerta Nuño was captured in a neighborhood in Tijuana by Mexican military special forces, and local law enforcement authorities from Tijuana did not participate. 

OMAR GARCIA HARFUCH CONFIRMS CAPTURE OF EL FLAKITO

EL FLAKITO WITH A VISIBLE SMIRK ON HIS FACE 

Statement made by Omar H Garcia Harfuch, " In a coordinated operation between@Defensamx1and@FGRMexico in Tijuana, Baja California Sur, Mexican Army personnel arrested Pablo Edwin "N," alias "Flaquito," and three other individuals in two separate operations.Pablo Edwin "N" is identified as one of the main perpetrators of violence in the region, for controlling drug trafficking routes to the U.S. During his arrest, drugs, weapons for the exclusive use of the Army, magazines, ammunition, tactical equipment, vehicles, and two properties were seized."

confirmation in the NATIONAL DETENTION REGISTRY

SOURCE: OMAR H GARCIA HARFUCH

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A Sinaloa government official was killed in Zapopan; his family has identified him. The Victim Was Believed To Be An Associate Of Ivan Archivaldo Guzmán Salazar “El Chapito”

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JUNE 16, 2025

INFORMATION BY EL OCCIDENTAL 

Lázaro Gambino was accused of being the brother-in-law of Iván Archivaldo Guzmán Salazar, alias "El Chapito."

Elizabeth Ibal and Román Ortega

In a direct attack in Zapopan, Lázaro Gambino Espinosa, president of the Local Board of Conciliation and Arbitration of the State of Sinaloa, was shot and killed.

The murder occurred when Lázaro Gambino Espinosa was at the intersection of Independencia and 5 de Mayo streets in the San Juan de Ocotan neighborhood, in the former Villa Maicera neighborhood.

At around 4:55 p.m. this Sunday, the Zapopan Public Security Police Station reported that a man had been shot and wounded.

It was later learned that the man died inside a grocery store after a man shot him. A gray Volvo SUV, apparently belonging to the slain man, was also found at the intersection.

Paramedics arrived at the scene and confirmed the death of the man, who had gunshot wounds to the head and torso.

Sources from the Zapopan Police Station confirmed that the slain man was identified as Lázaro Gambino Espinosa. The killer was reported to have fled on foot in an unknown direction.

Agents from the State Attorney General's Homicide Unit arrived at the scene to begin an investigation and determine whether he was shopping at the store or had entered the store to seek refuge.

To date, the State Attorney General's Office has not released any lines of investigation into the case or any other statement regarding the crime.

Following the murder, the Culiacán Law School of the Autonomous University of Sinaloa (UAS) mourned the death of Lázaro Gambino Espinosa, who was also a former director and professor at the institution.

He has already been identified

The State Prosecutor's Office reported that the family has already identified him as a lawyer and professor at the Autonomous University of Sinaloa.

"Currently, the Jalisco State Prosecutor's Office is investigating the events and determining responsibility," the communications department reported.

Who was he?

Gambino Espinosa was one of the most trusted men of the Governor of Sinaloa, Rubén Rocha Moya. He was also suspected of being the brother-in-law of Iván Archivaldo Guzmán Salazar, alias "El Chapo," son of Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán, since Gambino married Olga Ereyda Lindoro Navidad, sister of Zulema Aracely Lindoro Navidad, Iván Archivaldo's partner.

In March 2018, he was appointed Coordinator of Legal Affairs at the Autonomous University of Sinaloa and Director of the Barandilla Court of the Culiacán City Council.

The official was also linked to the Partido Sinaloense (PAS), founded by former rector Héctor Melesio Cuén Ojeda.

On November 1, he was appointed by Rocha Moya as president of the Local Board of Conciliation and Arbitration of the State of Sinaloa.

In January of this year, he was in the spotlight after flyers were distributed alleging his relationship with Iván Archivaldo and his alleged money laundering through suit rental businesses.

ZULEMA LINDORO NAVIDAD WIFE OF IVAN EL CHAPITO 

SOURCE: EL OCCIDENTAL 

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Fuerzas Especiales Vitache/Chapo Isidro Involved In Shootout In Tierra Blanca Sector Culiacan, Sinaloa, Against Los Ranas Armed Wing of Los Chapitos

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JUNE 16, 2025

On the dawn of this Sunday, June 15, 2025, a heavy armed confrontation occurred in the Tierra Blanca sector north of Culiacan, Sinaloa. This time, there is one hundred percent confirmation that Los Ranas, an armed wing of Los Chapitos, suffered casualties and a defeat at least in this clash. Los Ranas were involved in a shootout against Fuerzas Especiales Vitache, who were once aligned with Los Chapitos, but decided to switch sides to join the Fausto Isidro Meza Flores "Chapo Isidro" organization. El Vitache leads the Fuerzas Especiales Vitache armed wing that once controlled San Ignacio, Sinaloa. 

The key takeaway in the following clash is that it occurred in the middle of an urban area, obviously surrounded by homes, in which armored trucks with embedded high-caliber weapons were used. The three armored trucks chasing down Los Ranas members belonged to Los Vitaches. 

FUERZAS ESPECIALES VITACHE CHASING DOWN LOS RANAS ARMED WING OF LOS CHAPITOS

The white vehicle destroyed by Los Vitaches is a recent model, an armored Jeep Wagoneer with an embedded Browning .50 that once again belonged to Los Ranas. There is confirmation of three fallen Los Ranas members. 

Los Ranas suffered at least three casualties. 

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Criminal proceedings have been reopened against 16 people involved in the murder of a Zapopan police commander: Jalisco

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JUNE 14, 2025 

INFORMATION POSTED BY EL OCCIDENTAL 

The judge analyzed the degree of participation of those involved and decided to link them to the process again.

CARLOS MANUEL FLORES 

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

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WRITTEN BY: ELIZABETH IBAL 

For the murder of a high-ranking Zapopan police officer on November 13, 2023, 16 people involved were re-indicted.

The Prosecutor's Office reported Friday night that "in compliance with an amparo ruling, the judge handling the homicide case reopened the investigation into the facts, in order to determine the degree of participation of the individuals subject to this criminal proceeding."

Thus, the Judge re-indicted the 16 individuals, who must remain in pretrial detention pending their trial.

He indicated that three of the best Public Prosecutors from the Litigation and Follow-up Unit, along with the victim's legal counsel and the defendants' respective defense attorneys, appeared at the hearing to defend the rights of the victims and ensure that the proceedings were followed within the legal framework.

That day at 9:15 a.m., Deputy Director Carlos Manuel Flores Amezcua entered the cafeteria located on Avenida Patria, in the Lomas del Seminario neighborhood of Zapopan.

Inside the business, the defendants allegedly carried out the crime together, each of them having a clearly defined division of duties.

It is presumed that inside the business, four defendants—two men and two women, pretending to be customers—sat strategically and waited for their target. At the same time, the other people involved were seated nearby, waiting to signal the victim's arrival.

When Flores Amezcua arrived, he opened the glass door and was shot directly at point-blank range, fatally injuring him. After the incident, the other defendants provided security and cover, then seized the escape vehicles and crashed the scene.

SOURCE: EL OCCIDENTAL 

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More than a ton of suspected cocaine seized off the coast of Guerrero

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JUNE 13, 2025

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MALE ANCHOR: Meanwhile, in Guerrero, more than 1,000 kg of suspected cocaine were seized off the state's coast by federal forces and Mexican Navy personnel. Javier Trujillo, you have the details. Tell us, Javier. 

JAVIER TRUJILLO: Hi, look, how are you? I'm informing you that the Mexican Navy reported on this seizure of drugs weighing just over 12,1120 kg. In an operation carried out off the coast of the state of Guerrero, 37 packages containing suspected cocaine were seized. In this operation by federal forces and the navy, this seizure was achieved off the coast of Guerrero. During the operation, Josué, it was carried out through patrols and maritime and air surveillance, and 37 packages containing suspected cocaine were located. This was during an operation led by members of the Mexican Navy. Through the SEMAR (National Maritime and Air Force) with coast guard functions, the deployment was carried out in coordination with the Ministry of National Defense, the Attorney General's Office, the National Guard, and the Ministry of Security and Citizen Protection. The operation seized and prevented the trafficking of approximately 11,112 kg of suspected cocaine. The official statement highlights that the economic impact on the criminal groups is approximately 263 million pesos. This action was carried out during a maritime and aerial surveillance patrol at sea, in which vessels and air units from the Mexican Navy participated. With this seizure, it is reported that so far this administration has just over 41 tons of suspected cocaine have been seized at sea. This report that we have changed, Joshua. Important seizure. Javier. Thank you. Pending. Good morning.

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A Jalisco lawyer is executed; his wife was murdered 10 days ago.

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JUNE 13, 2025

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The Prosecutor's Office suspects the murders are related to the legal cases the couple handled.

WRITTEN BY: ELIZABETH RIVERA AVELAR 

GUADALAJARA (apro) – The shooting of a lawyer on Wednesday in the Arcos Vallarta neighborhood of Guadalajara could be linked to another homicide: that of his wife, also a lawyer, who was shot to death in Tlajomulco on June 2. Both incidents occurred just 10 days apart.

The lawyer's murder occurred at the intersection of Luis Pérez Verdía and Vallarta avenues, in the western part of Guadalajara. He was intercepted by armed individuals who shot him several times before fleeing. Municipal and state authorities cordoned off the crime scene and launched a search operation in the area; however, no arrests have been made so far.

The state Attorney General's Office suspects these homicides are connected to the legal cases the couple handled. Prosecutor Salvador González de los Santos indicated that one of the lines of investigation revolves around his professional activity, possibly related to a conflict in another state. He confirmed that both the lawyer and his wife had received previous threats, which reinforces the hypothesis of a professional motive.

“Yes, he received some threats. We are investigating; it's a matter not related to Jalisco, but to another state. This lawyer was the husband of another lawyer who was murdered on June 2. We are verifying all aspects to see if there is any connection,” he stated.

The murder of the 62-year-old lawyer occurred this Wednesday, June 11, outside a law office. His body was found in the driver's seat of a red compact car, which had both front door windows shattered by bullets.

Authorities are trying to determine the connection between the couple's murders; so far, only one arrest warrant has been issued for the woman's murder. The 52-year-old, originally from Nayarit, was shot 10 times in the neck and chest. "I want to mention that we already have an arrest warrant for the wife's murder. We continue to gather all the evidence and conduct investigations," the state official said.

The man worked primarily in civil litigation, although he also practiced as a criminal lawyer.

SOURCE: PROCESO 

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Eighteen days before his graduation, a UdG student disappeared; he was awaiting entrance exam results: Guadalajara, Jalisco.

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JUNE 13, 2025 

INFORMATION POSTED BY EL OCCIDENTAL 

The young man left his home on June 8 of this year and never returned.

Elizabeth Ibal

The Ríos González family is experiencing moments of anguish due to their inability to find out the whereabouts of one of their members: 18-year-old Steven Miguel, who has been missing since June 8, just 18 days before his graduation from High School No. 2 at the University of Guadalajara.

Steven Miguel Ríos González applied for admission to a law degree program at the Tonalá University Center, but is currently missing.

His mother, Jovita González, explained that her son left home on Sunday afternoon and never returned.

"He goes out with his girlfriend in the afternoon and returns. He has a deadline until 10:00, and it was 10:00 and he didn't arrive. I left with his girlfriend, but he hadn't gone with her, so I got worried and we went looking for him," she explained with a broken voice.

The woman also explained that June 25th would be the academic ceremony, during which Steven Miguel would graduate from Preparatory School No. 2 of the University of Guadalajara.

"In a few days, they'll give him his high school certificate, and he took the university entrance exam for a law degree at the Tonalá University Center," explained Mrs. Jovita.

She also pleaded with anyone who might have him to let him return home and reunite with his family.

"Please let him go. I fear for his safety. I'm worried that they'll beat him or something will happen to him. I ask that they help me locate him as quickly as possible. I trust in them and in God to help me find him."

Meanwhile, his father, Javier Ríos Tapia, expressed his anguish at not knowing Steven Miguel's whereabouts.

"It's a desperation I can't explain. We would like to find him as soon as possible. If anyone has any information, please provide it. We've already filed a missing person report with the Prosecutor's Office."

Steven Miguel Ríos González was last seen in the La Campesina neighborhood. He is of medium build, 5'7" tall, with a light brown complexion and short, curly, black hair. He also has acne scars on his face, as well as a tattoo of the letter "S" on his right leg and the letter "M" on his left leg.

He was wearing jeans, black sneakers, a T-shirt, and a round-neck shirt.

SOURCE: EL OCCIDENTAL 

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CJNG recruits more Colombians than the Sinaloa Cartel: García Harfuch reveals

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JUNE 12, 2025 

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FEMALE REPORTER: On this issue of security, have you identified the Mexican criminal groups that recruit Colombians specifically to commit crimes? I'd also like to ask how strong this connection is between these criminal cells between Mexico and Colombia, which led to these working groups being held. I also don't know if you can share with us the progress and results. 

OMAR GARCIA HARFUCH: Mainly, the vast majority have been from the Jalisco Cartel. Recruitment has been by the Jalisco Cartel; however, there have also been some from the Sinaloa Cartel. The result of these meetings was precisely due to the arrests of citizens from this country. The meetings allow for a much faster and more agile exchange of information. We have had great collaboration from the Colombian government to avoid bureaucracy and obtain information much more quickly. 

FEMALE REPORTER: Yes, Secretary. Well, taking advantage of the fact that you have the right to speak, a few weeks ago, I asked you if there was a kind of mapping, or if you could present us with a mapping of the prisons where they are recruiting precisely these people who have been detained, uh, for the past few months. Right now, there are more than 20,000. I would like to ask you if these prisons aren't experiencing this overcrowding, which we know occurs in some of them. So, let's also see how this situation has been, with regard to this, well, uh, the detention.

OMAR GARCIA HARFUCH: In this case, the imprisonment of these people is distributed among the 32 states. These detentions, as we mentioned in the report, are not exclusively carried out by the federal government; they are carried out in coordination with the states. Just an example. In Sinaloa, there have been almost 2,000, and a high percentage are also incarcerated there. Guanajuato has had almost 3,000 detainees, etc. So they are incarcerated in the 32 states, in many state prisons, but also in federal prisons. And the most common crimes are carrying a firearm, possession of drugs, and possession of a controlled substance. 

FEMALE REPORTER: Thank you, Secretary. Also, on another note, President, I would like to tell you that a few weeks ago, Carlos Manso, mayor of Uruapan, called on the police to fight head-on, use lethal force against criminals, to protect the citizens. He also stated that he would resign if you and the other security forces could combat and reduce crime in the municipality without firing a single shot. Yesterday, for example, the governor of Chiapas, Eduardo Ramírez, commented again that the law would continue to be firmly enforced. In fact, he also reinforced this with a statement that He made this statement last week after the murder of five police officers from the Ministry of Security who were ambushed, stabbed, and burned. There, he commented that there would be a clear and forceful response, eh, with the unrestricted application of the law. I'll tell you about this unfortunate incident with the police later. I mean, eh, in these two cases, the statements are that they will be, let's say, confronting crime. You have expressed your disagreement, eh, let's say, in this, and I would like to ask you, what then would be the tools that the governors would have to use to confront crime, when, when, these attacks have been lethal, not only for police officers but for the population itself. I mean, even this present municipal government of Uruapan said that how can we not give hugs when criminals are spending their time extorting workers like the eh Avocado producers or murdering children. What would be your position in that regard, President? 

CLAUDIA SHEINBAUM: The security strategy we have. We do not believe in extrajudicial killings. We believe in the rule of law and in compliance with the law and zero impunity. But we do not believe in the war on drugs. Not in that. Now the results. Why can't the results be repeated? They are a reduction of almost 26% of intentional homicides during our tenure in government.

There is a strategy we are implementing that yields results and will continue to yield results because we see it every day.

Attention to the causes, strengthening the security guard, intelligence, investigation, and coordination. Then there are arrests of criminals based on our accusatory criminal justice system. If at any time the armed forces, the National Guard, or a police force are attacked, then in the rational use of force, they respond in self-defense. But the solution is not extrajudicial executions. That, in addition to being immoral, does not yield results. 

FEMELA REPORTER: That immediate reaction should not also be to protect the citizenry. It presents or should not be. 

CLAUDIA SHEINBAUM: Here are the results. Look: 25.8% fewer homicides, 22 fewer homicides per day, and the permanent work of the cabinet, which is among the best our country has. 

FEMALE REPORTER: The perception of the citizenry and some Governors, no, that's not the case, President. 

Here are the results. Look, 86.9 homicides per day average in September 2024. In May 2025, 64.5, so I don't know if there will be 22 fewer homicides per day, and ongoing daily work not only on homicides but on all high-impact crimes in coordination with the states. The strategy will continue to yield results. But this, uh, this idea that by declaring, we must be firm. It's not a matter of strategy and intelligence, but of results and honesty. Would you then leave intelligence? Would you then leave attention to the causes? Zero impunity is yielding results, and honesty. Well, honesty yields results. 

FEMALE REPORTER: Would you then return to this strategy that was implemented last six years, with hugs not bullets. 

CLAUIDA SHEINBAUM: Let's see, comrade, we're talking about the results. I mean, there are four axes. Four axes. Four four four axes of the second floor of the fourth transformation. Attention to the causes. We embraced the youth. Yes, yes, we embraced them throughout the neoliberal period. The youth were not embraced They were called ninis (young people) You neither study nor work They were not given alternative What do we give them Education culture sports employment So yes, we love young Mexicans and we want them to live well and have hope So that's why we address the causes, but that's not the only thing Strengthening the guard The National Guard is a great

institution and it is being strengthened and the states are responsible for strengthening their police forces where we are collaborating and coordinating in everything they need, and the municipalities are also responsible for strengthening their municipal police forces The third intelligence and investigation to be co-adjutants of the Public Ministry Why, so that there are good investigation files arrests of those who commit a crime and coordination between All the institutions that we meet every day for an hour and a half in the morning to follow up. 

So, is it producing results? Yes, it is producing results. We need to produce more results too. We need to produce even more results, and we demand a lot from each other. There is a lot of demand within the cabinet to continue serving the people, and the goal is for all Mexicans to live in peace and safety. That is the goal, and we work every day to ensure that this is the case. Well done, President.

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