Poanas, Durango — Elements of the Navy, SSPC, National Defense, FGR and GN participated in the arrest of a man found to be wanted in the state of Texas. The man taken into custody with two others Thursday. Two of the three were wanted in both Mexico and the U.S. on drug and human trafficking charges.
Leonel “N” was arrested in the Mexican state of Durango Thursday. According to Mexican authorities, he is identified as one of the 10 most wanted dangerous criminals in Texas.
He was also wanted by Mexican authorities in the state of Chihuahua.
According to Omar Garcia Harfuch, the Secretary of Security and Citizen Protection of Mexico, “in the town of Los Angeles, Durango, personnel arrested Leonel “N”, leader of a criminal cell that operates in the north of the country. He was wanted by Mexican and United States authorities for his involvement in drug trafficking and undocumented persons. He has an arrest warrant for aggravated kidnapping.”
Security agents, while developing lines of investigation on people who are wanted on both sides of the border, located one of the wanted subjects. Mexican police found Leonel “N” in the company of another man and a woman who were carrying a firearm.
“Security agents stopped them, carried out a security inspection where they found doses of drugs and a firearm. Leonel “N” aged 34, Tereso “N” aged 57 and Alicia “N” aged 30 were arrested.
“Based on investigative work, Leonel “N” belongs to a criminal group that operates in the north of the country, where he is dedicated to drug trafficking and human trafficking in the Juarez Valley, Chihuahua.
“In addition, he has an arrest warrant for the crime of aggravated kidnapping, while Alicia “N” coordinates the sale of drugs in the border area,” the SSPC (Secretaría de Seguridad y Protección Ciudadana) reported Thursday.
