Alleged CJNG Recruiter Detained

Elements of the Defense, Navy, FGR, National Guard and SSPC participated in the arrest.

Jose Gregorio “N,” the leader of a criminal cell responsible for recruiting and training people for the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, was arrested in Mexico City, reported the Secretary of Security and Citizen Protection, Omar Garcia Harfuch.

In a statement, authorities explained that after months of investigation, security agents identified one of the group’s operators, who was dedicated to recruiting people in training camps. 

The detainee was followed through fixed, mobile and discreet surveillance in the state of Jalisco, where it was learned that he would travel to Mexico City, implementing a security device in the Cuajimalpa municipality, he was arrested in the company of a woman.

“José Gregorio “N”, 51 years old, and the 43 year old woman were detained, informed of their legal rights and, together with what was seized, were placed at the disposal of the corresponding Public Prosecutor’s Office, who will determine their legal situation”.

Rancho Izaguirre, alleged training camp in Teuchitlán, Jalisco

At the beginning of the month, the discovery of a training camp in Teuchitlán, Jalisco, where recruits were being trained to become part of the CJNG, was revealed.

Although it was initially indicated that there were clandestine crematoriums in the Izaguirre ranch, the Attorney General, Alejandro Gertz Manero, affirmed that there are no indications of this, although he acknowledged that human remains have been found.

More than a thousand pieces of human clothing and shell casings, presumably fired during the training of the recruits, have been found at the site.

Sources: Milenio, Cartel Insider, Cartel Insider