"Security Secretary Omar García Harfuch said that authorities arrested the man known as "El Botox," allegedly responsible for extorting lime growers and for various homicides, including the killing of agricultural leader Bernardo Bravo. A Michoacan state official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly, confirmed the suspect's full name was César Alejandro Sepúlveda Arellano, leader of a group known as the White Trojans, or Blancos de Troya. The group is known to work with Los Viagras, a criminal organization allied with the Jalisco New Generation Cartel."
"Bravo had denounced "organized crime's permanent commercial hijacking of any commercial activity." Two weeks after his killing, a gunman killed popular Uruapan Mayor Carlos Alberto Manzo, another outspoken critic of the cartels' control of Michoacan. The two homicides and the popular outcry that followed spurred the administration of Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum to send more troops to Michoacan."
Mexican authorities arrested César Alejandro Sepúlveda Arellano, known as "El Botox," in Michoacán on suspicion of extortion and multiple homicides. The suspect is identified as leader of the White Trojans (Blancos de Troya), a group that operates with Los Viagras and is allied with the Jalisco New Generation Cartel. There are 11 arrest orders related to extortion and homicide, and allegations include attacks on authorities using explosives. Bernardo Bravo, president of the Apatzingan Valley Citrus Producers Association, was found dead after denouncing organized crime's commercial hijacking. The subsequent killing of Uruapan Mayor Carlos Alberto Manzo and public outcry prompted deployment of additional federal troops to Michoacán. The arrest was described as a significant blow against extortion in Mexico's leading lime and avocado producing state.
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