Elements of the Secretariat of the Navy (Semar) arrested Marcos Iván “N”, aka “Marquitos”, head of a cell The Mayos of the Sinaloa Cartel which operates in the state of Baja California Sur.
The announcement of this capture was made by the secretary of Citizen Security and Protection (SSPC), Omar García Harfuchwho indicated that his apprehension was with the help of information from the National Intelligence Centerin coordination state agencies.
Together with ‘Marquitos’, six other people fell who according to federal authorities operate in the municipalities of La Paz y Los Cabossites where different violent events have been recorded in recent days.
“Today in an action headed by Semar, with information from the National Intelligence Center, in coordination with the Ministry of Public Security of BCS and Attorney General of the State of Baja California Sur (PGJEBCS), and SSPC was dismantled a criminal group with operation in La Paz and Los Cabos, 7 people were arrested and secured armament, cartridges, cartridges and drugs. The secretary indicated in his social networks.
The secretary, who thanked the support of the Attorney General’s Office (FGR), said that the detainees are responsible for murdering an element of the Ministerial Agency for Criminal Investigation of the State of BCS.
The SSPC The arrest of four men, between 22 and 29 years old, reported on Friday, after an operation carried out in the municipality of Los CabosBaja California Sur.
The arrest was made in the Arcos del Sol neighborhood and was the result of a search order issued by a judge, within the framework of investigations for a series of violent events on Thursday.
As detailed by the SSPC, seven firearms, loaders and cartridges were secured during the operation.
These events have generated concern in local and federal authorities, as well as United States Embassy in Mexico who issued a security alert for its citizens.
The American embassy alert responds to a growing wave of violence in the tourist cities of Cabo San Lucas, San José del Cabo y La Paz.
On April 24, the fire of three public transport units was reported at different parts of Los Cabos. These acts, allegedly perpetrated by armed subjects, triggered a series of operations by the security forces to locate and detain those responsible.
During these operations in the first minutes of this Friday, the authorities faced an armed attack while trying to execute the search at the home where the alleged leaders of the fires were to the three passenger trucks.
However, the federal personnel of different corporations managed to repel the aggression and control the situation.
The PGJEBCS dispatch manager, Antonio López Rodríguezoffered a press conference in which he detailed the violent events that occurred in recent days.
Among the mentioned incidents, he highlighted the murder of an active element of the Ministry of National Defense in the municipality of Black warrioras well as its effective enrolled to the anti -narcotics area, among others.
