In addition to being a tourist paradise, the municipality of Puerto Vallarta in the state of Jalisco in Mexico has emerged as a strategic point for drug lords to carry out their operations.
For example, after an operation carried out on Thursday in the Subdivision Marina Vallarta of the coastal municipality, the Secretary of National Defense (Sedena) confirmed on Sunday that they captured Carlos “N ”, known as alias Don Carlos.
This individual is designated as the regional chief of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), since it would be in charge of supplying weapons and vehicles in Puerto Vallarta and the area center Jalisco.
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But it is not the first time that in the second destination Mexico tour leader of organized crime is captured, since the brother-in-law of Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes , alias el Mencho
, Abigael González Valencia, was arrested in 2015 in Puerto Vallarta.
González Valencia, known as el Cuini, was apprehended on 28 February 2015 based on the provisional arrest warrant co n extradition purposes.
Since then, who is designated as the main financial operator of the CJNG
has been imprisoned in the federal prisons of Gómez Palacio, Durango, the Altiplano, the North Prison and the Penitentiary of Santa Martha Acatitla, in the City from Mexico, while his extradition is awaited.
On the other hand, in April 2018 was arrested Adrián Gómez Meza after an operation derived from a search warrant in a property belonging to the Colonia Moderna , in Puerto Vallarta.
That time, Federal authorities reported that Adrián Meza would be in charge of accounting for the Jalisco New Generation Cartel .
Another arrest that came to light was when the 13 November 2020 was captured Agustín González Chavarín at an address in Palmar del Progress, in Vallarta Port.
TO Agustín González, who was known as Don Guty or the 14, they seized two handguns, five magazines, cartridges, a vehicle and a bag with fentanyl; In addition, he had two arrest warrants for kidnapping and homicide.
In April 1200 Miguel Ángel Pérez Quintero was arrested at a home in Marina Vallarta; the individual was accused of being the plaza boss of the CJNG at that time in Vallarta Port.
On the other hand, there are still fugitive leaders operating in the coastal municipality, among them Hugo Gonzalo Mendoza Gaytán, known as el Sapo, who is identified as the plaza boss of the CJNG in Puerto Vallarta.
Mendoza Gaytán has been identified by the federal authorities as a prime target, since he is presumably the second in command of the criminal organization led by el Mencho and could become his successor.
Another criminal leader who is on the run and is wanted even by the DEA is Carlos Andrés Rivera V arela, nicknamed as La Firma, of origin Colombian.
According to reports, presumably El Sapo brought Colombia to La Firma to take over the plaza in Puerto Vallarta.
The municipality has become a paradise for money laundering. The Office of Control of Foreign Assets, dependent on the The United States Department of the Treasury, has reported that companies linked to the CJNG have addresses in Zapopan, Tonalá and Puerto Vallarta.
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