Authorities arrest alleged criminal-cell operator in Campeche
Tribuna Sonora reported that Noemí “N,” known as La Patrona, was arrested in Campeche under an alleged criminal-association warrant after an operation involving federal and Tabasco authorities.
Authorities arrested Noemí “N,” known as “La Patrona,” in Ciudad del Carmen, Campeche, after an intelligence and investigation operation, Tribuna Sonora reported. Omar García Harfuch, head of Mexico’s Secretariat of Security and Citizen Protection, confirmed the arrest and described her as an alleged operator of a criminal cell in Jalpa de Méndez, Tabasco.
According to the report, the arrest was carried out under a warrant for alleged criminal association. The operation involved Mexico’s Secretariat of National Defense, the security secretariat, the National Guard, the National Intelligence Center and the Tabasco state attorney general’s office.
Tribuna Sonora reported that La Patrona had been hiding in Ciudad del Carmen while allegedly continuing to coordinate criminal activities in Jalpa de Méndez. The Security Cabinet said she was allegedly linked to drug sales, extortion, homicides, kidnapping, vehicle theft and the carrying of firearms. García Harfuch said federal and state authorities will continue operations in Tabasco, Campeche and neighboring states against criminal cells linked to serious offenses. The alleged role and crimes described here are attributed to the authorities and the source; no conviction is reported.