Navy Arrests 'El Chaparrito', Head Of The CJNG In Colima (Updated)

 "Ivan" for Borderland Beat

Aldrin Jarquín Jarquín, regional head of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) in the state of Colima, was arrested in Zapopan. This morning during a joint operation between infantry elements of the Mexican Navy (Semar) and the Attorney General's Office (FGR) in the municipality of Zapopan, they arrested Aldrin Jarquín Jarquín, "El Chaparrito", regional head of the Jalisco Nueva Cartel. Generation (CJNG) in the state of Colima.

In this action led by elements of naval intelligence, members of the Semar Special Operations Units in coordination with elements of the FGR, carried out various searches in the Zapopan municipality in order to arrest this priority objective of organized crime.

According to sources from the Security Cabinet of the Federal Government, "El Chaparrito" has control of the port of Manzanillo, Colima, for the introduction of narcotic drugs and chemical precursors for the criminal organization.

The security agencies of Mexico and the United States are looking for him for being the main generator of violence in the state of Colima; in addition to being a priority objective for both governments.

The detainee was transferred by air in a Black Hawk helicopter of the Mexican Navy from the municipality of Zapopan, Jalisco, to the FGR heliport, where he was placed at the disposal of the Federal Public Ministry, attached to the Special Prosecutor for Organized Crime (FEMDO).

According to the sources consulted, this priority objective of the Government of Mexico had in its power the control of the transfer of narcotics and various chemicals for the manufacture of synthetic drugs in the entity, using the port of Manzanillo as its base of operations.

At the time, the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of the United States Department of the Treasury announced that, in accordance with the Foreign Kingpin Designation Act (Kingpin Act), Aldrin Miguel Jarquín Jarquín, alias "El Chaparrito", is a "significant drug trafficker" and operator of the transfer of drugs for the CJNG in the port of Manzanillo, Colima.

The US government emphasized that, through Manzanillo, the CJNG collects large quantities of synthetic drugs containing fentanyl, a lethal substance that reaches Mexico mostly from China.This list includes Aldrin Miguel and José Jesús Jarquín Jarquín, with the aliases "El Chaparrito" and "R32", considered by the US government to be the leaders of the criminal cell that operates in Manzanillo and throughout the state of Colima, along with with Díaz de León Sauceda, and the subordinate of the three: Zagal Antón.

It should be noted that the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) froze their bank accounts in June 2020 for "El Chaparrito" and "R32", along with their two henchmen.Aldrin Jarquín Jarquín, "El Chaparrito", was admitted to the Special Prosecutor's Office for Organized Crime (FEMDO) around 2:45 p.m. this Sunday to start his process for crimes against health, possession of weapons of use exclusive to the army, among others.

                "Aldrin Miguel Jarquín Jarquín, "Chaparrito", one of the main operators of the CJNG in Manzanillo, Colima, was arrested this Sunday in Zapopan, Jalisco He is the main enemy of "La Vaca", who recently broke with the CJNG, which unleashed a violent wave in Colima. On February 25, SEDENA confirmed the rupture and dispute between "La Vaca" and "Chaparrito" within the CJNG in Colima. Along with Jarquín, other assassins were arrested. In October 2021, the US Department of the Treasury identified Jarquín as an operator of the CJNG in Manzanillo under the command of Julio Alberto Castillo Rodríguez, son-in-law of "El Mencho". Miguel Jarquín was arrested by elements of the Navy, Army and Attorney General of the Republic in the El Centinela neighborhood, north-west of Zapopan They report that he was immediately transferred to the Specialized Prosecutor for Organized Crime in CDMX. The US government blocked his accounts and prohibited its citizens from doing business with him. In total, 7 homes in Zapopan and Guadalajara were searched. Chargers and cartridges for firearms, cash, cell phones, a bag with marijuana, vials, boxes of clonazepam, storage devices and other objects were seized". -  @OscarAdrianL

General Prosecutor of the Republic Official Statement 091/22. FGR, with the support of Secretary of Navy, executes a search warrant and arrests an alleged criminal leader. The Office of the Attorney General of the Republic (FGR), through the Office of the Specialized Prosecutor for Organized Crime (FEMDO), with the support of elements of the Secretariat of the Navy - Navy of Mexico (SEMAR), executed a search warrant in the municipalities of Zapopan and Guadalajara, Jalisco, where he managed to arrest three people possibly related to firearms trafficking.

On March 29, 2019, an investigation was initiated due to the receipt of an anonymous complaint which refers to various people belonging to a criminal group that is dedicated to the trafficking of firearms in the states of Colima, Jalisco and Mexico City. .

Derived from the office and field investigation work, coordinated by the agent of the Federal Public Ministry (MPF), a search warrant was requested and obtained from a specialized judge for seven homes located in the municipalities of Zapopan and Guadalajara.

On this day, ministerial staff, the Criminal Investigation Agency (AIC) and FGR experts, with the aforementioned support of SEMAR, executed the search warrant in which Aldrin "J", the alleged leader of the organization, was arrested. aforementioned criminal, Diana "M" and Juan "B", who were seized chargers and cartridges for firearms, cash, cell phones, a bag with dry green grass with characteristics typical of marijuana, vials, boxes of clonazepam, storage devices and various objects.

This is what the surroundings of the Specialized Prosecutor for Organized Crime building look like, the place to which "El Chaparrito", regional leader of the #CJNG, was transferred. - @AztecaNoticias

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