Jalisco Police Capture U.S.-Wanted Fugitive Known as Coke
Original reporting: ZETA Tijuana
What happened
ZETA Tijuana reports that Jalisco police arrested a California man identified as Jorge Luis Martinez, alias Coke, who was wanted by the U.S. Marshals Service on homicide, torture, mutilation, robbery and conspiracy charges.
Reporting and context
ZETA Tijuana reports that Jalisco state police arrested a California man identified as Jorge Luis Martinez, alias "Coke," in Ameca, Jalisco. According to the outlet, the U.S. Marshals Service had sought him since September 2023 in connection with a killing in which a victim was allegedly stabbed multiple times and the body disposed of.
ZETA says U.S. authorities considered Martinez a major target facing allegations of homicide, torture, mutilation, robbery and conspiracy involving a relative of a police officer. Those are allegations reported by the outlet, and the source article does not describe a conviction.
According to ZETA, Jalisco's Intelligence Police Drone Unit, Cyber Police and mobile C2 unit developed information indicating that Martinez was hiding in Ameca. The state's Titan Aerotactical Squadron and Preventive State Police Tactical Operations Group then located and detained him in El Portezuelo, the report says.
Jalisco authorities contacted the U.S. Marshals Service and Mexico's National Migration Institute to begin transfer proceedings to the United States, according to ZETA. The outlet says the arrest was the eighth target captured through coordination between Jalisco police, U.S. agencies and the U.S. Consulate General since July 2025.
The source article identifies the detainee as Jorge Luis Martinez in one passage and Jose Luis Martinez in another. Cartel Insider preserves that discrepancy and does not resolve it without a second source.