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“El Chapito Leal”, operator of the Arellano Félix, is arrested in Tijuana

The Attorney General’s Office (FGR) confirmed the arrest of Octavio “L”, aka “The Loyal Chapito”, alleged operator of Arellano Felix cartel, in the municipality of Tijuana, Baja California, along with seven of his accomplices.

According to the FGR, the subjects were arrested by the Municipal Police after committing a robbery in a lot of used cars, located in the vicinity of the “El Chamizal” neighborhood, in Ciudad del Río, which resulted in a persecution and confrontation with the municipal elements.

The alleged criminals were assured of various amounts of marijuana and five weapons, two of them long.

Under a strong security operation, “El Chapito Leal”, who has been arrested on other occasions, was transferred to the FGR delegation in Tijuana, where he gives his statement to the Federal Public Ministry.

After the arrest, elements of the corporations and the army They created a security perimeter to shield the area.

Also, the central prosecutor of the State Attorney General’s Office, Hiram Sánchez Zamora, made a call to remain calm and not to get carried away by inaccurate information that may generate uneasiness in the population since, due to recent police actions, an ordinary safety precautionary protocol is carried out around the FGR.

In a press release, he explained that the closure of streets is normal when an important seizure or confiscation is made, and is within the security protocols, both for the authority and for the population.

According to authorities, “El Chapito Leal” has operated by the cartels of Sinaloa and the Arellano Felix, antagonistic criminal organizations.

*** With information from Gabriela Martínez

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