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Criminal leader 'Milo' arrested in Mexico

In Quintana Roo, Remigio 'Milo' was arrested, a priority target for authorities and a member of the Cuban-American Mafia. He has an extradition warrant to the US on charges of human trafficking and organized crime. His accomplice was also detained during the operation.


Criminal leader 'Milo' arrested in Mexico

In the Mexican state of Quintana Roo, Remigio “N”, alias “Milo”, was arrested. He was identified as a priority target in the state and was part of an international criminal organization, the Cuban-American Mafia, specified the Secretariat of Security and Citizen Protection. The authorities also clarified that “Milo” has an extradition order to the United States for the crimes of human trafficking and organized crime. Therefore, federal agents transferred him to Mexico City by air to continue his extradition process. “Derived from intelligence and investigation work to track criminal organizations, agents located a subject wanted by US authorities,” the official report states. Additionally, during the operation, Joseline García Biscaino was also detained, who is also a member of the Cuban-American Mafia. She was found in possession of 38 doses of marijuana and a pickup truck. How was “Milo’s” arrest carried out? According to information provided by the Secretariat of Security and Citizen Protection, agents conducted investigative tasks and subsequently located “Milo” in the Residencial Arbolada subdivision, in the municipality of Benito Juárez. Therefore, elements of the Secretariat of the Navy (Semar), the Attorney General's Office (FGR), and the Secretariat of Security and Citizen Protection (SSPC), along with the Secretariat of National Defense (Defense), the National Guard (GN), and the state's Secretariat of Citizen Security (SSC), carried out the operation. “The detainees were informed of their legal rights, and, along with the seized items, they were made available to the corresponding Public Ministry agent, who will determine their legal situation,” specified the SSPC. Meanwhile, the Security Cabinet reaffirmed its commitment to work in coordination with local authorities to detain generators of violence, including those wanted by international authorities.