The Secretariat of the Navy of Mexico (Semar) arrested two alleged members of the Sinaloa Cartel with ramifications in Costa Rica, Colombia, Ecuador and Guatemala.
These two subjects are identified as Jesus Alberto ‘N’ and Hugo Alberto ‘N’ , who were captured on Tuesday in a joint operation with the Federal Police and the Attorney General of the Republic (PGR) of that country.
The first suspect was arrested in Mexicali (Baja California). The authorities found 17 cars and a boat in two raided houses linked to the suspect.
The second suspect was arrested in a luxurious house located on Isla de la Piedra in Mazatlan, Sinaloa. On the site, the subject had 300 grams of methamphetamine, 100 more of synthetic drug, a digital scale, a quad and eight cell phones.
Additionally, two more buildings were raided in that Mexican Pacific city.
The suspects are not in the 122 priority objectives of the Federal Government. However, they are likely members of an international criminal organization, with a presence in the state of Sinaloa and ramifications in the countries of Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala and Costa Rica, which sent the drug by sea to the coast of Sinaloa, continuing via land and/or air to the United States of America,”
quoted Semar in a statement released on Thursday.
According to the Mexican authorities, the police of those countries participated in investigative actions with presumed members of the organization.
The presence of Mexican drug traffickers in Costa Rican territory is not unrelated to the issue. Last May, in multiple raids conducted in Escazú and Alajuela, the Judicial Investigation Agency (OIJ) arrested seven Mexicans suspected of being part of a drug-trafficking group that transported narcotics to the United States.
The suspects put metal plates on the wheels of trucks so that the packages were hidden and covered.. To confuse authorities they introduced legal merchandise (leather and plaster products) inside the containers.
It is believed that the group started operating in the country in mid-2017, because that date matches the arrival of the suspects and the creation of the companies in national territory.