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Masked Mexican soldiers, National Guard, Navy and Oaxaca state agents stand with their backs turned in front of a 'Vicefiscalía Regional del Istmo' banner, behind a table of stacked brick-shaped packages, small bags of white powder, scales, tactical vests and rifles and pistols.
Archive photo · FGEO Oaxaca (handout), via Uno TV · Photo details and license
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156 Packs of Marijuana, 9 Guns and Fuel-Theft Hoses Seized at Juchitán ‘Drug Hub’ — 11 Days After Mayor ‘Quetu’s’ Arrest in CJNG-Linked ‘Los Cromos’ Case, No One Detained

Oaxaca prosecutors say a house in Juchitán's Mártires de 31 de Julio neighborhood was the town's main drug distribution hub. No arrests were made, and officials have not tied it to any group.

October 6, 2026 · The Narco Blog
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Nayarit Gov. Miguel Ángel Navarro Quintero, white-haired and wearing round glasses and a navy suit, waves beside a silver SUV
Archive photo · Galo Cañas Rodríguez/Cuartoscuro, via Expansión Política · Photo details and license
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Phones Seized From Alleged CJNG Member Held Nayarit Governor’s Flight Plans: Jet He Often Used Crashes in Ixtlán del Río, Killing 2 Pilots — Prosecutor Won’t Rule Out an Attack

A Cessna Citation that Nayarit Gov. Miguel Ángel Navarro sometimes used crashed Oct. 4, killing both pilots. The state prosecutor says phones seized from alleged CJNG member ‘Talibán 2’ held the governor’s flight schedules.

October 6, 2026 · The Narco Blog
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A man in a black jacket, eyes blacked out, stands between masked Army, National Guard and SSPC officers in front of a Guardia Nacional plane
Archive photo · Gabinete de Seguridad de México, via Infobae · Photo details and license
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‘I Know El Tanque’: Arrest of Alleged CJNG Fuel Boss Puts Spotlight Back on Leaked Audios of Brothers Close to AMLO’s Son ‘Andy’ López Beltrán

A day after “El Tanque” was arrested in Zapopan, Mexican outlets revisited 2023 recordings in which Luis Alberto Olán, brother of a close friend of AMLO’s son Andy López Beltrán, says he knows the alleged…

October 6, 2026 · The Narco Blog
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Iván Cazarín Molina, “El Tanque,” eyes blacked out, in a dark navy T-shirt, photographed after his arrest
Archive photo · Secretaría de Seguridad y Protección Ciudadana (SSPC), via Infobae · Photo details and license
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‘El Tanque,’ Sanctioned by U.S. Treasury Over a CJNG Pipeline Fuel-Theft Empire Worth Tens of Millions a Year, Arrested in Zapopan — Mexico Ties Him to 2015 Army Helicopter Attack

Mexican forces arrested Iván Cazarín Molina, “El Tanque,” an alleged CJNG regional operator sanctioned by the U.S. Treasury in 2024 as part of El Mencho’s inner circle, in Zapopan, Jalisco.

October 6, 2026 · The Narco Blog
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Audias Flores Silva, “El Jardinero,” eyes blacked out, in a white T-shirt and jeans, standing between masked, armed Mexican Navy special forces in front of a “MARINA” banner
Archive photo · Secretaría de Marina (Semar), via Semanario Zeta · Photo details and license
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Judge Blocked His Lawyers’ Arrest Video: Mexican Appeals Court Voids Trial Order for CJNG’s ‘El Jardinero,’ Wanted in Washington on Drug and Money-Laundering Charges

A Toluca appeals court voided the weapons trial order against alleged CJNG commander Audias Flores Silva, “El Jardinero,” after a judge barred his lawyers’ arrest video, Zeta reported.

October 5, 2026 · The Narco Blog
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José Ángel Rivera Zazueta, eyes blacked out, handcuffed in a maroon long-sleeve shirt and gray sweatpants, standing before an FGR height chart labeled “José Ángel N, Extradición: 11/2026”
Archive photo · Fiscalía General de la República (FGR), via X @OHarfuch · Photo details and license
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‘Don Flaco’ Fights U.S. Extradition: Lawyers Say Alleged Sinaloa Cartel Chemicals Broker Was Held Incommunicado, and a Mexico City Judge Gave Authorities 24 Hours to Say Where He Was

Lawyers for José Ángel Rivera Zazueta, “Don Flaco,” have filed two amparos in Mexico City to block his extradition, alleging he was held incommunicado and given a public defender, Proceso reports.

October 5, 2026 · The Narco Blog
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Two arrested men, one with a heavily tattooed face, stand behind a table of seized items between Mexican soldiers, a National Guard member, a marine and a Quintana Roo state police officer in front of a state security backdrop
Archive photo · Ministerio Público de Guatemala, via Diario de Centro América / Prensa Libre · Photo details and license
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Barrio 18 Bosses ‘Smoking’ and ‘Liro Spyder,’ on the Run Since a 20-Inmate Escape From Guatemala’s Fraijanes II Prison, Captured in Cancún With Guns and Marijuana

Barrio 18 leaders 'Smoking' and 'Liro Spyder,' who escaped Guatemala's Fraijanes II prison in October 2025, were captured in Benito Juárez (Cancún), Quintana Roo, with guns and marijuana, Guatemalan authorities said Oct. 5, 2026.

October 5, 2026 · The Narco Blog