Organized crime
Massacre at Salamanca soccer field leaves 11 dead
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An armed attack at a soccer field in Loma de Flores, Salamanca, Guanajuato, on Sunday, January 25, left 11 people dead and between 6 and 12 injured, according to preliminary reports. Authorities attribute the incident to a clash between the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) and the Santa Rosa de Lima Cartel. Mayor César Prieto requested federal help to address the wave of violence in the region.
Mexican authorities detained six members of the criminal group Tren de Aragua in Mexico City, including leader Lesli Valeri Flores Arrieta. The operation took place in Venustiano Carranza borough, with drugs, weapons, and extortion evidence seized. Omar García Harfuch announced the arrests via social media.
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A key figure in the criminal network Foxtrot, 21-year-old Ali Shehab, was arrested in Iraq in December. Police describe the arrest as a strategic breakthrough that neutralizes a central actor in organized crime. Shehab is suspected of ordering several murders in Sweden, but he is detained for crimes in Iraq.
The General Prosecutor's Office detained María Vanesa Pedraza Madrid, identified as a former collaborator of Genaro García Luna, for her alleged involvement in operations with illicit funds and organized crime. The arrest took place in the Benito Juárez borough of Mexico City.
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President Gabriel Boric surprised by announcing a constitutional reform transferring Gendarmería's security functions to the Ministry of Public Security, in response to Operation Apocalipsis that detained 44 gendarmes for prison corruption. The measure separates inmate custody from social reintegration, which will go to a new body under Justice. Authorities emphasize it aims to fight organized crime and clean the institution.