Overview
- State officials said Gerardo or Gabriel “N,” known as “El Tato,” was captured in a coordinated operation involving the Puebla SSP, the state prosecutor’s office, Sedena, the National Guard and Puebla’s municipal security.
- Authorities describe him as a presumed material and intellectual participant in the attack, after survivors identified him, and they say at least four additional perpetrators also took part.
- He is expected to be presented to the Public Ministry as prosecutors move to formalize charges while pursuing other suspects.
- Investigators are focusing on extortion and small‑scale drug trafficking as likely motives, with reports indicating he handled logistics and narcomenudeo activity in southern Puebla.
- On November 18, attackers fired shots, locked staff inside, doused the venue with gasoline and set it ablaze; the death toll stands at at least six, with some reports citing seven.