FGR confirms arrest of Fausto Corrales in Sinaloa cases
Original reporting: Los Noticieristas Policiaca
What happened
Los Noticieristas reports that the FGR confirmed Fausto Corrales's arrest under a warrant tied to the El Mayo and Cuén investigations.
Reporting and context
Los Noticieristas reports that Mexico’s Attorney General’s Office, or FGR, confirmed the arrest of Fausto “N” under a warrant issued by a federal judge. Prosecutors allege probable involvement in covering up the killing of Héctor Melesio Cuén Ojeda and in making false statements to authorities. The investigation also concerns the July 2024 kidnapping of Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, who was later taken to the United States and arrested with Joaquín Guzmán López.
The report says investigators from the FGR’s specialized units, federal ministerial police and Interpol arrested Corrales in Mexico City’s Miguel Hidalgo borough. According to the investigation cited by the outlet, Corrales accompanied Cuén to a meeting at the Huertos del Pedregal property near Culiacán and witnessed events connected to Zambada’s abduction. Prosecutors allege that he later gave contradictory accounts or withheld information in a way that obstructed clarification of what happened.
The FGR described the arrest as progress in a complex investigation that connects the alleged kidnapping and Cuén’s killing on the same date. The allegations, including Corrales’s possible role in the cover-up, remain claims by investigators and have not been established by a final court judgment.