Overview
- Authorities detained Blasimiro 'N', alias 'El Blas' or 'El Comandante Blas', in the Prados de Villahermosa neighborhood of Centro, Villahermosa on Friday.
- Officials identified the detainee as a former state police officer and a reported lieutenant or second-in-command of the criminal group La Barredora.
- Security forces seized a long firearm, ammunition, packages of drugs resembling marijuana, crystal and a white solid like cocaine, and a vehicle with a reportedly altered serial number during the arrest.
- The suspect was turned over to the competent judicial authority to face probable charges under the Ley General de Salud and the Ley Federal de Armas de Fuego y Explosivos.
- Authorities say the operation was carried out by SSPC and the FIRT Olmeca as part of a coordinated Plan de Contención del Delito, which follows investigations linking La Barredora to former security officials and signals continued probes into institutional ties.