State and federal authorities arrested “El Apá,” also known as “El 10” or “El Viejito,” on November 6, 2025. He is considered second-in-command of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) in the central-western region and the right-hand man of Armando Nava Gallegos, “El Charro,” who was arrested on October 31 of the same year.
The arrest, carried out in a joint operation between the Attorney General’s Offices of Aguascalientes and Jalisco, as well as the Armed Forces, took place in San Juan de los Lagos, following a series of arrests made between November 2 and 4, 2025, in Aguascalientes, which yielded key information about his whereabouts.
The arrest, made in a joint operation between the Attorney General’s Offices of Aguascalientes and Jalisco, as well as the Armed Forces, occurred in San Juan de los Lagos, following a series of arrests made between November 2 and 4, 2025, in Aguascalientes, from which key information about his whereabouts emerged. Based on this information, both state law enforcement agencies organized an interagency operation involving agents from the DELTA Group and law enforcement agencies from Jalisco. At a press conference, the head of the Aguascalientes State Attorney General’s Office (FGE), Manuel Alonso García, reported that the arrest of the logistics operator for the CJNG’s armed wing in that state occurred as part of “Operation Autumn.”
“El Apá” and/or “El 10” and/or “El Viejito” was incarcerated at the State Penitentiary Center (CEPES), located on the road to Calvillo, and was to be presented before a judge on charges of organized crime, extortion, and homicide.
