As a result of intelligence work and coordination between federal and local authorities, three people were arrested in Mexico City, allegedly linked to the Sinaloa Cartel, “Cabrera Sarabia” faction, dedicated to the trafficking of synthetic drugs. The operation was carried out in the Guadalupe Tepeyac neighborhood, in the Gustavo A. Madero mayor's office, where approximately 50 kilos of methamphetamine and a vehicle related to the events were also secured. Joint operation in the GAM. The operation involved elements of the Secretariat of Security and Citizen Protection (SSPC), the Attorney General's Office (FGR), the Secretariat of National Defense (SEDENA), the Secretariat of the Navy (SEMAR) and the National Guard (GN), in coordination with the Citizen Security Secretariat (SSC) of Mexico City. According to official information, the operational deployment was carried out after following up on investigation lines about possible members of a criminal cell dedicated to the trafficking of synthetic drugs in the country's capital. Detainees and seizures. The authorities reported that the detainees were identified as Alberto Isaac Carbajal Velázquez, Manuel Cárdenas Armenta and Hugo Avilés Páez, belonging to the Sinaloa Cartel, “Cabrera Sarabia” faction. According to the investigations, the individuals would be related to a criminal organization; however, it will be the Public Ministry that determines their legal situation as the investigations progress. During the intervention, 50 kilos of methamphetamine, a substance considered to have a high impact on the illegal market, as well as a vehicle presumably used in the group's operations, were also secured. Ongoing investigation. The detainees were informed of their rights and were made available to the corresponding ministerial authority, which will continue to build the investigation file. The authorities indicated that these actions are part of an inter-institutional collaboration strategy, even with international mechanisms, to locate and detain generators of violence.
