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Jesús Abraham 'N,' 'El Talibán,' handcuffed with his eyes blacked out between soldiers and Sinaloa state police, with a rifle and magazines on a table
Archive photo · Defensa / Coordinación Interinstitucional Sinaloa, via López-Dóriga Digital · Photo details and license
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‘El Talibán’ Arrested in Mazatlán: Mexican Army Ties Him to the Killing of 10 Vizsla Silver Mine Workers in Concordia, Sinaloa, and 4 Missing Tourists

Defensa says Jesús Abraham “N,” “El Talibán,” a trusted man of Los Chapitos’ “El Beny 17,” is linked to the Jan. 23 kidnapping and killing of 10 Vizsla Silver workers and the Feb. 3 kidnapping…

October 18, 2026 · The Narco Blog
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A man in a gray shirt and jeans, his eyes blacked out, stands between Mexican Army, Guerrero prosecutors, National Guard and state police officers in front of a government backdrop
Archive photo · Fiscalía General del Estado de Guerrero, via Infobae · Photo details and license
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Taxco Official Arrested in Kidnapping of the Mayor’s Father: Guerrero Prosecutors Say the Silver Town’s Regulations Director Belongs to La Familia Michoacana and Deleted Call Records

Guerrero prosecutors arrested Taxco’s municipal director of regulations on Oct. 16 over the April kidnapping of Mayor Juan Andrés Vega Carranza’s father, and say he belongs to La Familia Michoacana. A Taxco police officer was…

October 18, 2026 · The Narco Blog
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Oaxaca prosecutors' photos of a woman in a black sleeveless shirt in front of a height chart and a man in a black polo shirt in front of an investigative agency emblem, both with their eyes covered by black bars
Archive photo · Fiscalía General del Estado de Oaxaca (FGEO), via Aristegui Noticias · Photo details and license
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‘Bolán’ Arrested in Chiapas: Oaxaca Prosecutors Say He Fired on the Juchitán Home of Elvis Guerra, the Muxe Designer Who Embroidered Sheinbaum’s Independence Day Outfit — Both Detainees Tied to ‘Los Cromos’

Oaxaca prosecutors say they arrested E.B.P., alias "Bolán," in Chiapas and a woman, G.C.L., in Juchitán over the extortion of designer Elvis Guerra and the September gunfire at Guerra's home, and tied both to the…

October 16, 2026 · The Narco Blog
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Erick Eduardo Ríos Estrada, alias El Trébol, handcuffed and wearing a black T-shirt, with his eyes covered by a black bar, held by a Criminal Investigation Agency officer and an Interpol officer in front of an agency seal
Archive photo · Secretaría de Seguridad y Protección Ciudadana (SSPC) / Fiscalía General de la República (FGR) / Gabinete de Seguridad · Photo details and license
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Wanted by a Federal Court in Texas for Cocaine and Meth: DEA Tip Leads Mexican Agents to ‘El Trébol’ Near Querétaro’s Airport

A DEA tip led Mexican federal agents to Erick Eduardo Ríos Estrada, alias “El Trébol,” near Querétaro’s airport. A federal court in the Southern District of Texas wants him extradited on cocaine and methamphetamine trafficking…

October 16, 2026 · The Narco Blog