Overview
- State police special forces detained Sergio “N,” known as “El Checo,” during a Wednesday operation in the Cerro Azul area of Tecate with Navy support.
- Agents seized two pistols, two long guns, three tactical vests, six rifle magazines, and 210 rounds of 7.62x39 ammunition.
- Officers also found 30 small packets of a substance described as similar to methamphetamine.
- A 2020 Jeep Rubicon at the scene was secured after records showed a report linked to criminal incidents outside Mexico.
- The 51-year-old from Acapulco remains in the custody of the federal attorney general’s office, which is investigating his alleged role as a regional figure for the Jalisco New Generation Cartel.