Overview
- Federal forces arrested four suspects in rural Sinaloa, including Regulo Gilberto “N” (“Tobilio”) and Karina Guadalupe “N”, who are accused of coordinating fentanyl distribution and logistics and are reported to have U.S. arrest warrants.
- Authorities located and inactivated a clandestine facility near Eldorado equipped with tablet presses and more than 500 liters of chemical substances, and seized long guns, magazines, vehicles and precursor materials.
- In a separate patrol near the Culiacán–Mazatlán corridor, agents found approximately 104,000 fentanyl pills on a stolen motorcycle abandoned by a fleeing rider; the drugs and vehicle were turned over to the Public Ministry.
- A broader series of federal operations across multiple states seized drugs, weapons and two narcolabs, with officials estimating an aggregate financial hit to criminal groups of about 3,515 million pesos.
- Officials also reported the dismantling of a large lab in Culiacán’s Canamaca area containing about 3,600 liters and synthesis equipment, with all detainees and evidence placed under prosecutorial custody for ongoing investigations.