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A Carvel fuel pump in Chihuahua with federal seals reading ASEGURADO and citing an FGR organized-crime investigation file, September 2026
Archive photo · Gerardo Aguirre / El Diario de Chihuahua · Photo details and license
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Carvel Gas Stations Sealed, a Hangar and a Juárez Garbage Firm Seized: Chihuahua Fuel Boss Held 60 Hours in Federal Huachicol Probe With No Charges Announced

Federal agents arrested Carlos Alberto V. N., owner of the Carvel gas station chain, in Chihuahua city on Sept. 24, 2026. By Sunday, 60 hours later, Mexico’s Attorney General’s Office (FGR) still had not said…

September 27, 2026 · The Narco Blog
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A detained truck driver with his face blurred stands in front of a Guardia Nacional banner and an open trailer at night, flanked by National Guard troops, customs officers and a sniffer dog
Archive photo · Gobierno de México (Aduanas, Defensa, Guardia Nacional, SSPC) · Photo details and license
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Drug Dog ‘Chocolate’ Sniffs Out 249 Kilos of Cocaine and Fentanyl Under a Trailer Floor at Tijuana’s Otay Crossing — the Same Dog’s Second Big Find This Month

A customs dog named Chocolate led Mexican inspectors to 195 packages of cocaine and fentanyl, about 249 kilos, hidden in a trailer's false floor at Tijuana's Otay crossing. The driver was detained.

September 27, 2026 · The Narco Blog
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Masked National Guard and army personnel escort a detained man in a blue shirt, his eyes blurred, across an airport apron next to a Mexican Air Force plane
Archive photo · Gabinete de Seguridad del Gobierno de México (@GabSeguridadMX) · Photo details and license
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107 Fuel Tankers, 2 Aircraft, 500,000 Liters Seized: Mexico Arrests ‘El Bebo,’ Alleged Money Man for the Gulf Cartel’s Los Metros

Mexican forces have arrested Jesús Manuel “N,” alias “El Bebo,” whom the federal Security Cabinet identifies as a financial operator of Los Metros, a faction of the Gulf Cartel (Cártel del Golfo). According to reports…

September 27, 2026 · The Narco Blog