Federal and Guerrero state authorities arrested Mario “N”—the former municipal commissioner of Tlayolapa and an identified member of the criminal group “Los Ardillos”—for his alleged role in the kidnapping of personnel from the state Attorney General’s Office.
The Secretariat of National Defense (Sedena) announced that, “following investigative work by the Guerrero State Attorney General’s Office—in coordination with personnel from the Mexican Army, National Guard, Navy, Secretariat of Security and Citizen Protection (SSPC), and State Police—an arrest warrant was executed” against the former municipal official.
According to the information released, he is allegedly responsible for the crime of unlawful deprivation of liberty involving public servants from the State Attorney General’s Office.
The former Tlayolapa commissioner is alleged to be “part of the criminal group Los Ardillos and a close associate of Benito ‘N’—alias ‘El Oso’—a regional leader and ‘plaza boss’ for the criminal organization, with a sphere of influence spanning the Costa Chica and Lower Mountain (Montaña Baja) regions of Guerrero.”
Furthermore, authorities believe the arrested individual “participated in organizing protests and blockades on the Autopista del Sol highway—specifically at the Tierra Colorada junction—led by (lawyer) Daniel ‘N’.” Daniel “N” had previously been arrested on March 17 by Guerrero State Attorney General’s Office personnel—working with the Mexican Army, National Guard, and State Police—for the crime of unlawful deprivation of liberty involving public servants.
Mario “N” has been placed at the disposal of the Public Prosecutor’s Office so that his legal status may be determined.
The criminal group Los Ardillos operates in several regions of Guerrero, particularly the Montaña and Montaña Baja areas, and controls the planting, cultivation, and trafficking of drugs in municipalities such as Chilapa de Álvarez, Quechultenango, and Tixtla.
