Jalisco operation leaves one dead and suspected Los R’s member detained
By Cartel Insider Wire Desk · Edited by Mica Treviño
Original reporting: Proyecto Puente
What happened
Omar García Harfuch said federal agents arrested Miguel Ángel “N” in Atotonilco el Alto after a pickup's occupants opened fire. One suspected attacker died.
Reporting and context
Federal agents arrested a suspected member of Los R’s, a faction of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, after a gunfire attack in Atotonilco el Alto, Jalisco, according to Proyecto Puente, citing federal security secretary Omar García Harfuch. One suspected attacker was killed.
The detained man was identified as Miguel Ángel “N,” known as “Diego” or “Mike.” Personnel from the Security and Citizen Protection Secretariat, the federal prosecutor’s Criminal Investigation Agency and the National Intelligence Center carried out the operation.
Proyecto Puente reported that agents on a crime-prevention patrol spotted a pickup truck whose occupants tried to evade them. García Harfuch’s account said the occupants then opened fire and the agents returned fire. Miguel Ángel “N” was arrested, while another suspected attacker died.
The authorities’ message did not identify the person killed or provide further details about seized items, the report said.
García Harfuch identified Los R’s as a CJNG faction led by Ramón Ángel “N,” known as “R1,” and Rafael “N,” known as “R2.” Both had been arrested in earlier operations and are accused by authorities of ordering the killing of Carlos Alberto Manzo Rodríguez, mayor of Uruapan, Michoacán. That investigation provides the background to the operation described in the report.
The security secretary thanked Jalisco authorities and Governor Pablo Lemus for their cooperation.
Original report — Proyecto Puente