El General dies during State of Mexico operation
Original reporting: ZETA Tijuana
What happened
ZETA Tijuana reports that Edgar Aarón “N,” identified by authorities as a Cartel Nuevo Imperio leader, died during an operation to execute an organized-crime arrest warrant. Officials linked him to the Milton Morales investigation and earlier U.S. sanctions.
Reporting and context
Edgar Aarón “N,” known as “El General” or “El Lic,” died on November 5 during an operation to serve an organized-crime arrest warrant in the State of Mexico, according to ZETA Tijuana, citing federal Security Secretary Omar García Harfuch. Authorities identified him as a founder and leader of the Cartel Nuevo Imperio.
García Harfuch said federal Security and Citizen Protection Secretariat officers came under gunfire while executing the warrant and returned fire. ZETA reported that the organization operates in the State of Mexico, Morelos and Mexico City, with authorities investigating Edgar Aarón over kidnapping, extortion, homicide, property dispossession, money laundering, fuel theft and drug trafficking to the United States and Canada.
Investigators identified him as the suspected organizer of the killing of Milton Morales Figueroa, a senior Mexico City police official who coordinated strategy, tactics and special operations. Morales was killed on July 21, 2024, in Coacalco de Berriozábal, State of Mexico, the report said. García Harfuch pledged to continue the investigation to bring those responsible to justice.
The report also traced an earlier U.S. action: the Treasury Department sanctioned Edgar Aarón on November 19, 2025, accusing him of protecting Ryan James Wedding in Mexico and using police contacts to locate targets for Wedding’s organization.
ZETA reported that federal investigators and intelligence personnel worked with Mexico City and State of Mexico police and prosecutors on the operation. García Harfuch said those agencies would continue intelligence and investigative work to identify other members of the organization and dismantle its networks.
Original reporting: ZETA Tijuana.