Federal authorities reportedly detained “El Mike” in Jalisco. Sources allege he worked for Los R and had ties to the killing of Uruapan Mayor Carlos Manzo.
Federal authorities reportedly detained Miguel Ángel Rodríguez Aravizo, known as “Diego” or “El Mike,” during an operation in Milpillas, in the Jalisco municipality of Atotonilco el Alto, on November 14. Federal sources cited in the supplied report described him as a suspected logistics operator for Los R with an alleged leadership role in the Zapotlanejo–Uruapan area. The sources also alleged a connection to the killing of Uruapan Mayor Carlos Manzo, but the report did not specify what role Rodríguez Aravizo may have played or whether he faces charges in that case.
The report says Jalisco’s C5 security center logged a confrontation at about 3:55 p.m. and that federal security personnel requested backup. The same sources said officers fired at armed individuals and that some appeared to have died. No death toll was confirmed. The report also describes a second person being brought under control but does not establish whether that person was arrested.
Manzo was killed on November 1, 2025. Federal Security Secretary Omar García Harfuch reported 34 arrests connected to the investigation as of November 10. That count predates the Milpillas operation, and the available reporting does not establish whether Rodríguez Aravizo’s arrest adds to it.
