Michoacan authorities arrest alleged CJNG regional coordinator
Authorities arrested Manuel Alejandro Rendon Aguilar, whom officials identify as an alleged CJNG regional coordinator, in a joint Michoacan operation. Investigators link him to allegations involving extortion, violence and disappearances, including two cases from 2025.
Michoacan authorities arrest alleged CJNG regional coordinator
Federal and local authorities in Michoacan arrested Manuel Alejandro Rendon Aguilar, 51, known as “El Señor de la T,” during a joint operation, according to UDGTV. Authorities identify him as an alleged regional coordinator for the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) and say he is linked to investigations involving extortion, kidnapping, homicide, drug dealing, organized crime and the disappearance of people.
The operation involved Mexico’s Secretariat of Security and Citizen Protection, the Defense Ministry, the Navy, the Attorney General’s Office and the Michoacan state prosecutor’s office. Intelligence work reportedly located Rendon Aguilar operating across five municipalities in the Bajio region: Angamacutiro, Penjamillo, Panindicuaro, Jose Sixto Verduzco and Puruandiro.
UDGTV reported that federal sources told EFE that Rendon Aguilar had an operational relationship with Heraclio Guerrero Martinez, known as “Tio Lako,” whom authorities identify as a regional leader of the same organization. Rendon Aguilar also had active arrest warrants for alleged homicide and the forced disappearance of people.
Investigators link him to the 2025 killing of Roberto Ramirez Zarate, a municipal trustee in Penjamillo, and to the disappearance of Maribel Juarez Blanquet, the former municipal president of Angamacutiro, the report said. Those links remain investigative allegations, not court findings. The arrest was presented as part of Mexico’s National Strategy Against Extortion and the security deployment known as Plan Michoacan.