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(CNN Spanish) --
Police authorities in Mexico captured Christian "N", "El Zorro", and Aldrin Miguel Jarquín Jarquín, "El Chaparrito", alleged leaders of the Jalisco Nueva Generación Cartel (CJNG), sources from the eastern government confirmed. Monday to CNN.
The arrests would have occurred during a search operation in the municipalities of Zapopan and Guadalajara, Jalisco, by the Attorney General of the Republic (FGR), through the Specialized Prosecutor for Organized Crime (FEMDO), and with the support of elements of the Secretariat of the Navy – Navy of Mexico (SEMAR).
Previously, the prosecution had published a statement reporting the arrest of Aldrin "J", alleged leader of the CJNG, Diana "M" and Juan "B".
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The note also indicated that these suspects were seized chargers and cartridges for firearms, cell phones, a bag with dry green grass with characteristics typical of marijuana, vials, boxes of clonazepam, storage devices and various objects.
The text also indicates that the arrests are the result of an investigation that began on March 29, 2019, after the police received an anonymous complaint about people belonging to a criminal group, allegedly involved in firearms trafficking. in the states of Colima, Jalisco and Mexico City.
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In October of last year, the United States Department of the Treasury indicated four individuals as members of the CJNG, including Jarquín Jarquín, accused of carrying out illicit operations in the Port of Manzanillo, in Colima, and surrounding areas.
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"The Jalisco New Generation Cartel is a violent organization based in Mexico, responsible for trafficking a significant proportion of the fentanyl and other deadly drugs that enter the United States," the Treasury Department said at the time.
And he pointed out that he works jointly with the Drug Control Administration (DEA) and the Financial Intelligence Unit (UIF) of Mexico.
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