Mexico arrested high-ranking members of the Sinaloa cartel

Mexico arrested high-ranking members of the Sinaloa cartel

This week Mexican authorities arrested two alleged high-ranking members of the notorious Sinaloa cartel. This happened just a few days before the Trump administration classified the group and other organizations based in Mexico as foreign terrorist organizations.

List of groups in question

The list includes transnational gangs such as MS-13 and Tren de Aragua as well as several cartels, including the Sinaloa, Jalalco, Zetas and Gulf Cartels, Cartel Unidos and La Nueva Familia Michoacana (LNFM).

arrests in Culiacán

Jose Angel Canobbio Inzunza was arrested in the city of Culiacán in northwestern Mexico on Wednesday, reported Omar Hamid García Harfuch, the Minister of Security and Citizens' Protection Mexico. According to the US Ministry of Justice, Canobbio Inzunza was supposedly the right hand of one of the sons of the Mexican drug baron Joaquin Guzman, who is also known as "El Chapo".

indictment and allegations

In November, Canobbio Inzunza was charged by a Grand jury in Chicago because he supposedly manufactured cocaine, fentanyl and other drugs and introduced them to the United States. Accordingly, he worked with "El Chapos" son Ivan Archivaldo Guzman Salazaar and his three brothers, who are together as "Chapitos" in the Sinaloa Kartell.

role of los chimales

"The indictment states that Canobbio Inzunza financed and led an armed security group called 'Los Chimales', the security services for the Guzman faction of the Sinaloa cartel and was involved in armed conflicts to help the Chapitos at the Minister of Drugs to the United States," said the Ministry of Justice.

further arrests

On Thursday, Kevin Alonso "N," alias "200", was arrested in Culiacán. According to Harfuch, this happened in a joint operation by Mexican armed forces, the National Guard and the Air Force. He is said to have led the security for the leader of a parliamentary group called Los Chapitos and coordinated the purchase of weapons and ammunition.

camping campaigns against violence

"The arrests and operations are continued to reduce violence caused by criminal groups in Sinaloa," added Harfuch. On February 8, Mauro "N" was also arrested in a fatal armed argument.

connection to violence and drug trafficking

According to the Harfuch, Mauro "N" is "a pilot and key official within a criminal cell that is responsible for violence in the region. He was identified as a close confidante of the group's leader." A soldier of the Mexican army was killed in this argument.

reactions of the Mexican government

MAURO "N" is related to attacks and confrontations with the authorities and drug trafficking in the United States. mexikos President Claudia Shebaum expressed about the decision of the USA To mark criminal groups in their country as terrorist organizations. She said on Thursday that this decision was not made in consultation with her government.

Explanation of the President

"What we want to clarify with this classification is that we do not negotiate our sovereignty. This cannot be the opportunity for the United States to penetrate our sovereignty," said Sheinbaum.

CNNS Angelica Franganillodiaz contributed to this report. Earlier reports come from Natasha Bertrand, Priscilla Alvarez, Abel Alvarado and Gerardo Lemos.