Overview
- Federal prosecutors detained Hilario “N,” known as “El Chihuas,” on March 9 in Hidalgo del Parral, Chihuahua, in a coordinated operation by the FGR’s Criminal Investigation Agency and the federal security ministry.
- He was brought before a control judge as the possible material author of the November 21, 2010 shooting of former governor Silverio Cavazos outside his home in Colima.
- The FGR says the suspect holds multiple outstanding warrants for alleged organized crime and homicide in Jalisco, Chihuahua, Baja California and Tamaulipas.
- Prosecutors emphasize the use of investigative techniques to track his movements and state he will be treated under the presumption of innocence under national criminal procedure.
- In a related update on federal operations, authorities reported destroying more than 230 tonnes of chemicals, precursors and narcotics tied to investigations in Michoacán and Sinaloa.