The Sonora Prosecutor's Office reported advances in the investigation into the murder of a U.S. Marine on the Altar-Pitiquito highway, which led to the capture of a suspect considered an alleged participant in the attack in which Nicholas Douglas Quets García died on October 18.
In a statement, it was reported that, following the execution of four simultaneous searches in Altar and the corresponding investigations, the alleged participant in the homicide was identified and detained. The detainee was identified as Francisco Federico “N” alias “Delta 6,” who according to witnesses was involved in the attack on the American citizen.
José Aarón “N” was also captured in possession of drugs and weapons, having faced a prior detention and being released by a federal judge despite being caught with more than 6 million pesos in cash.
During the proceedings, security personnel in Altar were attacked by two individuals traveling in a vehicle involved in the attack on the American citizen. Both were shot dead by law enforcement, with one of them, Edwards Dixon, identified as a member of the group responsible for the crime.
The Sonora Prosecutor's Office informed the Attorney General's Office of the Republic about the arrests for violations of the Federal Law on Firearms and Explosives. The Specialized Prosecutor's Office for Organized Crime was also notified in the case of José Aarón “N,” in order to take the corresponding legal actions regarding the circumstances that allowed him to be released despite having been previously detained for operations with illicit resources.
The detainees face charges for crimes against health and threats to community safety, with preventive detention justified for them and three months granted to the Prosecutor's Office to carry out the supplementary investigation.