The Attorney General’s Office (FGR) reported on the actions carried out in the state of Nuevo Leon against criminal groups, activities that include sentences, seizures and dismantling during the past year.
Intelligence reports indicate that the actions reported by the institution headed by Alejandro Gertz Manero on Sunday, January 5, represent an impact on at least five criminal structures: the Sinaloa Cartel, the Gulf Cartel, the Northeast Cartel, the Beltrán Leyva Cartel and Los Mandilones.
The official report highlights that during the past year, 72 operations were carried out against criminal structures, which generated more than 3 thousand investigation files.
Thousands of weapons, more than 300 vehicles and a million-dollar damage
Among the substances seized are chemical precursors (FGR)
Likewise, operations were recorded that resulted in the seizure of more than 4 million pesos in cash, as well as 12,655 dollars, in addition to the seizure of an aircraft.
“In addition, 1,096 firearms and 48,883 cartridges, 1,747 magazines and two grenades were seized; 355 vehicles, 41 liters and 88 kilograms of chemical precursors, and a property with various substances was dismantled. Likewise, six clandestine hydrocarbon taps were disabled and in this matter, 2.46 million liters of fuel were seized,” is part of the report.
The records indicate that in Nuevo León the largest illicit substance was marijuana, followed by methamphetamine, although there were also seizures of fentanyl.
3.23 tons of marijuana, one of sodium cyanide, 724 kilograms of methamphetamine, 46.8 kilograms of cocaine, 18.74 kilograms of fentanyl and 61,240 opioid pills were seized.
Part of what was seized in 2024 (FGR)
More than 650 thousand cigarettes were illegally introduced and 608 pieces of “pirated” drugs were seized. Regarding the destruction of substances, the FGR records 30 tons of drugs and chemical precursors throughout the year.
Organized crime groups in Nuevo Leon
Recent reports indicate that there are five criminal structures in Nuevo Leon, however, a map published by the State Commission on Human Rights (CEDH) of Michoacán on the 10 regional cartels of the country only locates the Sinaloa Cartel and the Northeast Cartel in the entity.
The Beltrán Leyva gang does appear on the map mentioned above, but operating in Morelos and Nayarit. In the case of the Gulf Cartel, this group has a presence in Tamaulipas and San Luis Potosí.
The Mandilones are a local group linked to migrant trafficking.
Source: infobae
