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Mexico City Police Arrest ‘El Valente,’ Suspected La Unión Tepito Collaborator in Centro

He was referred to the public prosecutor after officers reported seizing dozens of drug packets plus cash during a street inspection.

Overview

  • Detainee identified as Valente “N,” 47, was intercepted near Rosario and Abraham Olvera in the Zona Centro after attempting to flee, according to the SSC.
  • Officers say they secured 105 small bags of apparent marijuana, a larger bag of marijuana, a package of suspected crystal, and cash.
  • Police attribute him as a collaborator of figures known as “El Chimbombo” and “El Trompas” within the La Unión Tepito network.
  • Institutional records indicate a 2022 entry into the CDMX prison system for firearm possession and drug offenses, along with an investigation file opened that year.
  • He was placed before the Ministerio Público with the seized items as authorities probe allegations of extorting merchants in the Centro and La Merced areas.