CDN's El Trasky, From Operativa Coahuila, Arrested After Crossing Border

"HEARST' for Borderland Beat

Shortly after crossing into the state of Coahuila, one of the group leaders of Cártel del Noreste’s Operativo Coahuila was arrested for illegal possession of a firearm.

The Arrest

At approximately 7:00 am during the morning of October 11, 2022, personnel from various state government agencies used a helicopter to move in to arrest armed cartel hitmen who had been spotted entering the state of Coahuila hours before.

Details on how exactly they were spotted were not released however it is believed that the hitmen traveled to the state “aboard various vehicles” according to an article by Milenio newspaper. It is possible someone spotted them in person and noted them as suspicious, or they may have been spotted through traffic surveillance cameras.

State authorities closed in on the armed men’s hiding spot, a house in the small town of Ramirez, located in the municipality of Progreso, just across the state border.  Inside they found five men who were then searched and five illegally owned guns were found in their possession. 

They were subsequently arrested the following: 

• Fabián Alberto "N", aliases "El Trasky" or “El Chuki”, 36 years old
• Martín "N", alias "El Alex", 18 years old
• Osvaldo "N",  alias "El Negro", 26 years old
• Esteban Rodrigo "N", 27 years old
• Héctor Nabor "N", whose alias is simply "Nabor", 32 years old

Newspaper El Universal  writes the men “claimed to be members of a known criminal gang.” Most news agencies did not cite which cartel group they were suspected of working for but the publication La Razon alleges it was the Northeast cartel (Cártel del Noreste, CDN). 

The most important of the men arrested appears to be the aforementioned Fabián Alberto "N", aliases "El Trasky" or “El Chuki”. State authorities attributed El Chuki as the CDN leader who orchestrated several confrontations with Coahuila state forces. 

The social media account Pedro96 claims that El Trasky is a direct report of Ricardo Chapa, alias “El Ricky”, who he describes as “one of the main lieutenants of the Treviño Morales clan and head of the CDN's Operativo Coahuila group.” 

El Ricky has been known as a regional CDN leader operating in the northern parts of Nuevo Leon and Tamaulipas for a while now. He’s been discussed in earlier stories such as this and this. 

It's worth noting that there is evidence of “CDN Operativo Coahuila” existing and being connected to El Trasky. 

Of note as well, Milenio and Grillonautas used an alleged photo of Trasky showing a man with no facial tattoos while Pedro96 uses the photo above which shows a man with multiple facial tattoos.

Which source is incorrect, or if the man shown in Pedro’s photo is simply a subordinate of Trasky who is wearing a cap with his leader’s name is unclear at this time. 

Governor Miguel Riquelme spoke about the arrest of the five men during his tour of the Carbonífera area, saying "I will never allow insecurity to return to Coahuila. That is a firm commitment. I vow it so I can see families enjoying the streets, shows.”

He continued “Yesterday I sent a helicopter and all of the reaction forces - we detained five individuals who wanted to come and harm our people", he said. 

Sources: Milenio, Reforma, El Universal, Debate, La Razon, Radio Formula, Vanguardia, Omnia