{"id":108671,"date":"2026-11-09T16:14:16","date_gmt":"2026-11-09T16:14:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/alleged-cartel-leader-wanted-by-the-u-s-is-captured-in-mexico-in-operation-aided-by-dea-intelligence\/"},"modified":"2026-11-09T16:14:16","modified_gmt":"2026-11-09T16:14:16","slug":"alleged-cartel-leader-wanted-by-the-u-s-is-captured-in-mexico-in-operation-aided-by-dea-intelligence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/alleged-cartel-leader-wanted-by-the-u-s-is-captured-in-mexico-in-operation-aided-by-dea-intelligence\/","title":{"rendered":"Alleged cartel leader wanted by the U.S. is captured in Mexico in operation aided by DEA intelligence"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>Mexican authorities announced on Sunday the arrest of a powerful cartel&#8217;s regional leader who is wanted by the U.S.<\/p>\n<p>The arrested suspect was identified as Rafael Alvarez, alias &#8220;R2,&#8221; who headed a Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) cell linked to homicides, drug trafficking and extortion of avocado industry entrepreneurs.<\/p>\n<p> The CJNG was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.state.gov\/designation-of-international-cartels\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">designated<\/a> a &#8220;foreign terrorist organization&#8221; by the American government in 2025 and is known for its violent tactics and attacks on authorities.<\/p>\n<p> It competes with the Sinaloa Cartel for drug trafficking into the United States, but since the death of its founder, <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/violence-mexico-jalisco-new-generation-cartel-killed-military-puerto-vallarta\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Nemesio &#8220;El Mencho&#8221; Oseguera<\/a><\/span>, in a military operation in February, several of its top leaders have been apprehended.<\/p>\n<p> The drug gang operates in the states of Jalisco and Michoacan.<\/p>\n<p> Alvarez is also linked to the killing a year ago of <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/official-arrested-mayor-killing-alleged-cover-up-mexico\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Carlos Manzo<\/a><\/span>, a popular mayor known for the way he confronted organized crime.<\/p>\n<p>Mexico&#8217;s navy released an image of Alvarez on <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SEMAR_mx\/status\/2119560442385195259\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social media<\/a> after his arrest.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-twitter-tweet embed--float-none embed--size-medium lazyload\" data-require=\"third-party\/twitter-widgets\">\n<div class=\"embed__content-wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"es\" dir=\"ltr\">En Zapopan, Jalisco, personal de la Armada de M\u00e9xico, a trav\u00e9s de la Unidad de Operaciones Especiales de <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/Marina?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"noopener\">#Marina<\/a>, en coordinaci\u00f3n con <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SSPCMexico?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"noopener\">@SSPCMexico<\/a>, detuvo a Rafael \u201cN\u201d, alias \u201cR2\u201d, identificado como l\u00edder de \u201cLos Rs\u201d, c\u00e9lula del CJNG, y presuntamente vinculado con el homicidio de\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UATDaaauhk\" rel=\"noopener\">pic.twitter.com\/UATDaaauhk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 SEMAR M\u00e9xico (@SEMAR_mx) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SEMAR_mx\/status\/2119560442385195259?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"noopener\">November 8, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The kingpin was wounded in a shootout that broke out during the operation to capture him and is receiving medical care, Mexico&#8217;s Security Secretary Omar Garcia Harfuch <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/OHarfuch\/status\/2119552432288002310\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said on X<\/a>. Another 19 people were arrested along with Alvarez, he said.<\/p>\n<p> The trafficker was located thanks to information shared by the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Harfuch added.<\/p>\n<p>The DEA said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DEAHQ\/status\/2119574300302680139\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social media post<\/a> that &#8220;R2&#8221; was wanted in the U.S. on federal drug trafficking and firearms charges, calling the suspect a &#8220;senior leader of the CJNG terrorist organization responsible for drug trafficking, extortion, kidnapping, and deadly violence across Mexico.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/opa\/pr\/cartel-commanders-charged-international-cocaine-and-methamphetamine-trafficking-conspiracy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">U.S. Justice Department said<\/a> that R2&#8217;s brother Ramon Alvarez Ayala, alias &#8220;R1,&#8221; was arrested in Mexico earlier this year on the same charges.<\/p>\n<p>The announcement comes just weeks after security forces in Mexico <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/jalisco-cartel-the-tank-arrested-mexico\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">arrested<\/a><\/span> an alleged CJNG leader who is accused by the U.S. of drug trafficking and a large-scale fuel smuggling operation.\u00a0 \u00a0Officials said Ivan Cazarin Molina (a.k.a. &#8220;El Tanque&#8221;\u2014meaning &#8220;The Tank&#8221;), was captured in the town of Zapopan in Jalisco state.\u00a0<\/p>\n<section class=\"content__body--footer\">\n<\/section>\n<p>  <!-- data-recirc-source=\"queryly\" --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"component list recirculation component--type-recirculation  \">\n<p><h3 class=\"component__title\">More from CBS News<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"component__item-recirc-block\">\n<p><h3 class=\"component__title\">Go deeper with The Free Press<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<section class=\"content__body--footer\">\n      <!-- tags --><\/p>\n<section 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