Five high-risk inmates transferred to Chiapas prison

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Luces del Siglo reports that authorities transferred five high-risk inmates to Federal Social Reintegration Center No. 15 in Villa Comaltitlán, Chiapas. The group was flown from Mexico City to Tapachula International Airport and then taken by road to the prison under a heavy security operation. The source identified one inmate as an alleged leader of a cell linked to the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) and said other prisoners were associated with Unión Tepito or other criminal groups.

The report identified Efraín H.A. as the alleged leader of a CJNG-linked cell operating in Mexico City and the State of Mexico. It also named Carlos Gael S.P., known as “El Gansito,” whom authorities identify as a Unión Tepito member allegedly connected to extortion, arms trafficking, and retail drug dealing, along with Gregory Joel P.M., known as “El Jota,” whom the source described as a generator of violence in parts of the capital. Adrián V.M., known as “El Shimon,” was described as the alleged leader of Los Malportados, a criminal group that operated in Mexico City.

Luces del Siglo said the transfer was the fifth movement of high-risk inmates from central and northern Mexico to Chiapas this year. The newspaper reported that the latest operation brought the total number of inmates transferred to the federal prison in Villa Comaltitlán to 189. The allegations and group affiliations in the report are attributed to authorities and do not represent court findings established in the source text.