Authorities arrest alleged CJNG cell leader in Campeche
Mexico’s Security Cabinet says Noemí “N,” known as La Patrona, was arrested in Campeche and is alleged to have led a CJNG cell tied to violence and other crimes in Tabasco.
Authorities arrested Noemí “N,” known as “La Patrona,” in Ciudad del Carmen, Campeche, according to Mexico’s Security Cabinet and Proyecto Puente. Authorities identify her as the alleged leader of a Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) cell and one of the main alleged generators of violence in the Jalpa de Méndez region of Tabasco.
According to the Security Cabinet, the cell allegedly coordinated drug sales, extortion, homicides, kidnapping, vehicle theft and the carrying of firearms. Proyecto Puente reported that the operation involved personnel from the Secretariat of National Defense, the National Guard and the National Intelligence Center.
Noemí “N” is expected to be brought before a judge under an arrest warrant for alleged criminal association, the source said. Security Cabinet sources also linked her to alleged street-level drug dealing, homicides arising from disputes over drug-selling territory, extortion, kidnapping, vehicle theft and firearms offenses. The claims and alleged affiliations in this account are attributed to the authorities and the source; the report does not describe a conviction.