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Official Gabinete de Seguridad graphic showing a woman in a black tank top, her eyes covered by a black bar, beside Army, Navy, National Guard and SSPC personnel and the words “Comunicado Conjunto.”
Archive photo · Gabinete de Seguridad / Secretaría de Seguridad y Protección Ciudadana (SSPC) · Photo details and license
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‘La Patrona’ Arrested Hiding in Ciudad del Carmen, Campeche: Woman Accused of Running a Drug, Extortion and Kidnapping Cell in Tabasco’s Jalpa de Méndez — Outlets Tie Her to the CJNG

Mexican federal forces arrested Noemí “N,” alias “La Patrona,” in Ciudad del Carmen, Campeche, on a criminal-association warrant. Officials say she ran a violent cell in Jalpa de Méndez, Tabasco.

October 14, 2026 · The Narco Blog
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Identification photo of Iván Cazarín Molina, alias El Tanque, released by Mexico’s Attorney General’s Office (FGR), eyes blacked out
Archive photo · Fiscalía General de la República (FGR), via Aristegui Noticias · Photo details and license
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Kidnapping Now Among the Charges: CJNG’s ‘El Tanque,’ Sanctioned by the U.S. Over Stolen Fuel Sold Into Texas, Ordered to Stand Trial on 4 Federal Counts

A federal judge ordered CJNG’s alleged operator “El Tanque,” sanctioned by the U.S. Treasury over stolen Pemex fuel, to stand trial on four counts including kidnapping. He stays in the Altiplano; prosecutors get four months.

October 14, 2026 · The Narco Blog
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Official Mexico City prosecutors' photo of a middle-aged man with a mustache and glasses in a dark jacket, his eyes covered by a black bar, against a background printed with Fiscalía logos.
Archive photo · Fiscalía General de Justicia de la Ciudad de México (FGJCDMX) · Photo details and license
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‘El Dámaso,’ Alleged No. 2 of the Cártel de Tláhuac, Arrested at a Mexico City Mall in Tlalpan — Prosecutors Say He Extorted Merchants and Sold Drugs Across Tláhuac, Xochimilco and Milpa Alta

Mexico City prosecutors say Feliciano “N,” alias “El Dámaso,” the alleged second-in-command of the Cártel de Tláhuac, was arrested at a shopping center in Tlalpan after months of tracking him across Tláhuac, Xochimilco and Milpa…

October 14, 2026 · The Narco Blog
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A handcuffed man in a black T-shirt, his eyes covered by a black bar, is led down a hallway by a Mexican Navy marine and an SSPC federal agent in tactical gear.
Archive photo · Secretaría de Seguridad y Protección Ciudadana (SSPC) · Photo details and license
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‘El Cromo,’ Alleged Leader of CJNG-Linked Los Cromos, Arrested in Guadalajara — His Group Is Accused in the Killing of a 4-Year-Old Girl in Juchitán, Where Mayor ‘Quetu’ Was Jailed 3 Weeks Ago

Security chief Omar García Harfuch says Iván “N,” alias “El Cromo,” faces homicide warrants and that his group, Los Cromos, is under investigation for the killing of a 4-year-old girl in Juchitán, Oaxaca.

October 14, 2026 · The Narco Blog
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Federal SSPC security officer in a helmet and tactical vest seen from behind at a night operation, with police lights
Archive photo · Margarito Pérez Retana/Cuartoscuro · Photo details and license
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Arrested, Then Handed Back by 7:35 p.m.: Morelos Prosecutors Free ‘El Güero Gym,’ Alleged Pueblos Unidos Leader, to Recover 3 Staff Held in Totolapan — Harfuch Vows to Re-Arrest Him

Morelos prosecutors arrested José David “N,” alias “El Güero Gym,” in Totolapan on Oct. 12, then handed him over to free three staff held by the group they tie him to, Pueblos Unidos. Harfuch says…

October 13, 2026 · The Narco Blog
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A Guerrero state police officer in a helmet and vest marked Policía Estatal rides on a truck behind a convoy of pickups carrying armed officers along a dirt road through wooded hills.
Archive photo · SSP Guerrero (Secretaría de Seguridad Pública de Guerrero) · Photo details and license
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1.5 Million Pesos for 7 Farmers Kidnapped From El Balcón, Guerrero: State Prosecutors Post a Reward as the Men Pass 19 Days in Captivity — Chapingo Graduates Press the Army to Search

Guerrero prosecutors offer up to 1.5 million pesos for information on the seven men kidnapped Sept. 24 from the El Balcón ejido in Ajuchitlán del Progreso, as Chapingo graduates press the Army, National Guard and…

October 13, 2026 · The Narco Blog