"SSPC Mexico's Secretary of Public Security Omar Garcia Harfuch announced on Monday the arrest in Sinaloa of Ivan N., alias El Mantecas, who is allegedly the head of a faction of the Beltran Leyva Cartel, one of the criminal organizations that have been vying for control in the state following the split within the Sinaloa Cartel. The arrest, announced via the social media platform X, took place in the city of Badiraguato,"
"Federal authorities reported that in 2023 Ivan N took part, along with a group of gunmen, in armed attacks against military personnel and National Guard officers involved in the arrest of Ovidio Guzman, alias El Raton, the youngest son of Joaquin El Chapo Guzman. This confrontation became known as the second Culiacanazo the first was used to describe the scenes of chaos, panic, and violence that plagued the city following the attempts to arrest El Chapo's son in 2019."
Omar Garcia Harfuch announced the arrest of Ivan N., alias El Mantecas, in Badiraguato; seven of his hitmen were also captured and a synthetic drug production facility was seized. The operation occurred between 4:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. in the communities of La Noria de Abajo and La Noria de Arriba in the Mocorito mountains. Forces involved included the Mexican Army, the National Guard, the Attorney General's Office, and state police. Authorities seized military-grade long guns, magazines, ammunition, multiple pickup trucks reported stolen, and an armored vehicle. Ivan N. was linked to 2023 armed attacks during the Ovidio Guzman arrest, labeled the second Culiacanazo, and the Beltran Leyva organization has sought to reconquer Sinaloa since 2017.
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