Overview
- Security forces acting under 'Operativo Valle' located and dismantled a clandestine hangar in Estación Coahuila and recovered an ultralight aircraft with altered serial numbers and 20 kilograms of cocaine.
- A 52-year-old man found at the site was handed to the Fiscalía General de la República for operating the irregular aircraft, while Raúl 'N', 19, was captured separately in Sonora on a homicide warrant and with formal DEA interest.
- Authorities recovered multiple vehicles at or near the scene, including a recent-model pickup reported stolen abroad and an abandoned panel van, and at least eight people fled during the raid.
- State security officials have attributed the facility to the criminal group known as 'Los Rusos', an allegation that is under active investigation as prosecutors and federal agencies pursue follow-up probes.
- The case highlights how small aircraft and remote hangars are used in Baja California for narcotics logistics and points to likely additional interdictions and cross-jurisdictional cooperation in coming days.