Corrales transferred to Altiplano

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Fausto Corrales Rodríguez was transferred to Federal Social Readaptation Center No. 1, known as Altiplano, in Almoloya de Juárez, Mexico, according to Los Noticieristas Policiaca. The transfer occurred on the night of August 19, 2026, after the Attorney General’s Office (FGR) executed an arrest warrant in Mexico City. The high-security prison transfer places Corrales before the federal justice system, but it does not determine his guilt.

The FGR alleges that Corrales was present at a July 25, 2024 meeting connected to the killing of Héctor Melesio Cuén Ojeda and the alleged abduction and subsequent transfer of Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada to the United States. Prosecutors also allege that Corrales participated in covering up Cuén’s killing and gave contradictory or false information to investigators. The source describes him as a person close to Cuén and says the initial account of the events was later challenged by the FGR after investigators found irregularities in the Sinaloa inquiry.

The case now turns on the evidence prosecutors present to support those allegations and on whether the investigation identifies other possible participants, the report said. Corrales is expected to face proceedings while investigators pursue the FGR’s account of what happened at the meeting and afterward. The report says the court process will determine how the allegations proceed. It also identifies Altiplano as a federal high-security facility designed for people facing serious criminal proceedings.