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SAA event in Mexico on Mon 25th May 2026

25th May 2026

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State agents and the Army captured Jesús Heriberto R.O., alias El Maro, head of hitmen for Gente Nueva, the armed wing of the Sinaloa Cartel in the southern region, in Valle de Allende, Chihuahua. The arrest occurred on Monday, May 25, 2026, in compliance with an arrest warrant for aggravated homicide. An official source, speaking on condition of anonymity, confirmed to us that El Maro was a high-priority target and a key instigator of violence. The Gente Nueva cell has operated in the mountainous region since 2005, when it was established by Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán to wrest control of trafficking routes from the Juárez Cartel, maintaining a bloody hegemony in northern Mexico.

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