The Attorney General's Office of Oaxaca announced on Saturday the arrest of three members of a criminal group dedicated to fuel robbery and transport, an illegal activity known as 'huachicol.' The group operated in the city of Matías Romero in the Isthmus of Tehuantepec region and is allegedly linked to the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG). In a statement, the agency specified that the detainees operated under the facade of a transport association, and the identified individual, R.J.G.E., is the leader of this criminal cell. Although in reality, they were engaged in the illegal extraction and transport of hydrocarbons, better known as 'huachicol,' the prosecutor's office emphasized. Furthermore, it explained that the dismantling of this local group, which has alleged criminal ties to CJNG, represents a 'high-impact blow to the criminal organization's financial and logistical structure in the region, weakening its funding and territorial operational capabilities.' The CJNG is on the U.S. government's terrorist list, as it has been considered one of the most powerful in the world for years, alongside the Sinaloa Cartel. EFE. 'In the so-called Operation Sable, security elements arrested a third person identified as E.S.V.,' the document detailed. It also noted that in this operation, in which vans, drugs, and 200,000 Mexican pesos were also seized, the state prosecutor's office stated that it was carried out with the collaboration of the Secretariat of the Navy, National Defense, the National Guard, and State Police in intelligence work to locate the three priority targets. 'The investigations establish that R.J.G.E. is the leader of the criminal group linked to the CJNG,' the statement read.
