El Cromo taken to Altiplano prison after Jalisco arrest
Original reporting: Colima Noticias
What happened
Colima Noticias reported that Iván S. S., known as El Cromo and identified as a suspected Los Cromos leader, was taken to Altiplano prison after his arrest in Jalisco. Federal authorities said he had three aggravated-homicide arrest warrants.
Reporting and context
Iván S. S., known as “El Cromo,” was taken to the Altiplano maximum-security prison in the State of Mexico after his arrest in Jalisco, according to Colima Noticias. The outlet identified him as a suspected leader of Los Cromos, a group it described as linked to the Jalisco New Generation Cartel.
The federal Security and Citizen Protection Secretariat said he had three outstanding arrest warrants for aggravated homicide. The report said intelligence work begun in 2025 led authorities to track him through Oaxaca and Chiapas to Jalisco, where he was arrested without shots being fired.
Colima Noticias reported that Los Cromos was accused of drug and arms trafficking, homicides, extortion and kidnappings in Oaxaca. The group was also under investigation over its alleged involvement in the killing of a four-year-old girl in Juchitán de Zaragoza. That investigation was described as concerning the organization.
His arrest formed part of Operation Sable, an effort against criminal organizations in the Isthmus of Tehuantepec. According to the federal secretariat, the wider operation had resulted in more than 250 arrests, including suspected leaders and financial operators. The report did not specify the period covered by that total.
Among those arrested was Miguel “N,” then the municipal president of Juchitán de Zaragoza, who was detained on September 23 with another suspected member of the organization. Both were under investigation for alleged aggravated extortion, offenses against state security and suspected arrangements to protect criminal organizations, the report said.
Original report: Colima Noticias.