Two suspected Los Chapitos members arrested in Sinaloa
Jornada Baja California reports that authorities arrested two men allegedly linked to Los Chapitos and the kidnapping of 10 mining workers, with weapons, ammunition, drugs and tactical equipment reportedly seized.
Jornada Baja California reports that Mexican authorities arrested Ángel Gabriel “N,” known as “El Tronco,” and Milton Yair “N” in Concordia, Sinaloa. The report identifies the two men as suspected members of Los Chapitos, a faction of the Sinaloa Cartel, and says they were allegedly linked to the January 23 kidnapping of 10 workers from mining company Canam/Vizsla Silver. Jornada Baja California attributes the arrests to information released by Mexico’s Defense Secretariat.
According to the account, military intelligence personnel and Army Special Forces worked with the federal Security and Citizen Protection Secretariat and Sinaloa’s special operations police group. The agencies said patrols and ground reconnaissance in the municipality led to the identification and detention of the alleged participants. The reported affiliations and kidnapping connection remain allegations attributed to the authorities and the source report.
Jornada Baja California says the detainees were placed at the disposal of the Federal Prosecutor’s Office in Culiacán. Authorities reported seizing two long guns, a .40-caliber grenade-launcher attachment, magazines, ammunition, drugs and tactical equipment. The source also identifies the men as allegedly belonging to a criminal cell headed by Óscar Luciano Martínez Larios, known as “El Casco,” but that characterization is presented as an official account rather than an independently established court finding.