El Talibán to face weapons case after Mazatlán arrest
Original reporting: Los Noticieristas Policiaca
What happened
Jesús Abraham N will remain in Guasave’s federal prison while prosecutors pursue a weapons and ammunition case. Authorities reported seizing a rifle, 180 rounds and six magazines; the judge set a four-month supplementary investigation.
Reporting and context
Jesús Abraham “N,” known as “El Talibán” and described by Los Noticieristas as an alleged operator close to Los Chapitos, has been ordered to stand trial on federal weapons and ammunition charges following his arrest in Mazatlán, Sinaloa. He will remain in custody at the Cefereso No. 8 federal prison in Guasave.
According to Los Noticieristas, the federal Attorney General’s Office, or FGR, announced on October 24 that a control judge found sufficient evidence for the case to proceed at the continuation of his initial hearing. The judge also ordered mandatory pretrial detention.
The FGR said State Preventive Police officers on inspection and surveillance patrols saw a man getting out of a vehicle carrying a firearm in Mazatlán’s López Mateos neighborhood. Officers arrested Jesús “N” and seized a rifle, 180 rounds of ammunition, six magazines and a vehicle.
Los Noticieristas reported that the judge gave prosecutors and the other parties four months to gather further evidence during the supplementary investigation. The proceedings announced in this case concern weapons and ammunition restricted to military use.
The outlet also cited earlier reports alleging links to the kidnapping and killing of mining workers in Concordia and the abduction of tourists in Mazatlán. Those allegations provide background to the reporting; the ruling described in the article concerns the federal weapons and ammunition case.
Source: Los Noticieristas.