By Zoila Palma: Mexican authorities have arrested an alleged regional leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), one of the country’s two main criminal organizations, during a security operation in Zapopan, in the Guadalajara metropolitan area, on Sunday.
The suspect, identified as Rafael Alvarez, alias “R2,” is believed to head the cartel’s “Los Rs” cell.
According to Mexico’s Navy, the arrest followed intelligence shared by the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).
Security Minister Omar Garcia Harfuch said the criminal cell is linked to several serious offenses, including extortion, drug trafficking, homicide, kidnapping, unlawful deprivation of liberty and attacks against authorities. He noted that business owners and avocado producers were among those targeted for extortion.
Harfuch confirmed that Alvarez was wounded during a shootout that erupted during the operation and is receiving medical attention.
The suspect has an outstanding arrest warrant in Mexico for aggravated homicide, as well as an extradition warrant requested by the United States. Nineteen other people were also arrested during the operation, which involved Mexico’s National Intelligence Center and other security agencies.
Alvarez is also suspected of involvement in the killings of at least 19 people, including the 2025 murder of Carlos Manzo, the former mayor of Uruapan in Michoacan state.
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By Zoila Palma: Mexican authorities have arrested an alleged regional leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), one of the country’s two main criminal organizations, during a security operation in Zapopan, in the Guadalajara metropolitan area, on Sunday. The suspect, identified as Rafael Alvarez, alias “R2,” is believed to head the cartel’s “Los Rs”
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