Overview
- A coordinated federal operation on March 19 in El Salado/El Álamo and Valle Escondido led to clashes that left 11 presumed members of the Los Mayos faction dead, according to the security cabinet.
- Navy personnel detained Omar Osvaldo Torres Cabada, known as “El Patas,” who has an active arrest warrant in San Diego, California.
- Authorities reported three Semar sailors and one SSPC officer injured during the engagements, and said forces seized more than a dozen firearms, explosives, 43 radios, 10 stolen vehicles, tactical gear and drugs.
- Mónica del Rosario Zambada Niebla was found at a family property with a minor, flown by a Semar helicopter for verification, and released to relatives the same day; residents’ videos showed smoke screens and demands for her release.
- Officials noted her 2007 OFAC designation remains in effect but is a sanctions measure that does not constitute criminal charges or an arrest warrant.