Mexican forces detained 14 men in Chiapas near the Guatemala border, including two alleged regional leaders of a Sinaloa Cartel faction.
Mexican federal and state forces detained 14 men in Benemérito de las Américas, Chiapas, near the border with Guatemala. Mexico’s Security Cabinet said the men were suspected of links to the Sinaloa Cartel and described two as alleged regional leaders. Military authorities identified the group as part of the cartel’s Los Mayos faction, according to Ovaciones, which reported that the arrests occurred around 10 a.m. Tuesday, November 10.
The Security Cabinet said officers were patrolling a dirt road in the Bellavista neighborhood when they spotted the armed group and approached. The operation involved the Army, Navy, National Guard, federal security officials and prosecutors, along with Chiapas state police and the state’s Pakal rapid response force. Authorities reported seizing 12 long guns, 882 rounds of ammunition of various calibers, 97 magazines and 17 tactical vests, each fitted with two ballistic plates. Of the magazines, 62 were loaded. The remaining 35 were empty: 21 plastic and 14 metal.
The federal announcement did not name the two men it described as regional leaders. Some reports identified them as Luis Carlos “G” and Omar “L,” but authorities did not publicly specify their alleged responsibilities. Local reporting said three of the 14 detainees were Guatemalan. The detainees and seized equipment were turned over to federal prosecutors in Palenque, Chiapas. The reviewed accounts did not establish what charges, if any, had been filed.
