By Zoila Palma: Mexican security forces have arrested an alleged regional leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) accused of drug trafficking, fuel theft and other serious crimes, authorities said.
Iván Cazarín Molina, also known as “El Tanque” or “The Tank,” was captured Monday in Zapopan, Jalisco, CBS reports.
Mexico’s Security Minister Omar García Harfuch said Molina is allegedly responsible for a major fuel theft network and has been linked to homicides, kidnappings and drug trafficking. Authorities also accuse him of involvement in a 2015 attack on a Mexican military helicopter in Jalisco that killed members of the Army and Federal Police.
The U.S. Treasury Department sanctioned Molina in September 2024, alleging that he was part of the inner circle of former CJNG leader Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, known as “El Mencho.”
U.S. authorities said Molina’s fuel theft operation generated tens of millions of dollars annually and involved stolen fuel being sold through apparently legitimate gas stations and to buyers who allegedly moved it into the U.S. market, including Texas.
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By Zoila Palma: Mexican security forces have arrested an alleged regional leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) accused of drug trafficking, fuel theft and other serious crimes, authorities said. Iván Cazarín Molina, also known as “El Tanque” or “The Tank,” was captured Monday in Zapopan, Jalisco, CBS reports. Mexico’s Security Minister Omar García
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