Capture details
The Secretary of Security, Omar García Harfuch, confirmed the arrest of José Guadalupe Ahumada Villegas, alias “M4”, identified as an operator of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG). The capture occurred after the arrest of “El Jardinero” and was part of seven searches carried out in Nayarit.
In total, nine more people were arrested. The detainees were part of a criminal cell that operated in Nayarit, Puebla and Tlaxcala.
Illegal activities attributed
According to official information, the organization is linked to kidnapping, extortion, deprivation of life, drug trafficking, arms trafficking, theft of cargo transportation and theft of hydrocarbons.
During the operations, elements of the Secretariat of Security, National Defense, the Navy and the FGR seized weapons, drugs, vehicles, telephones and documentation.
The arrest of “M4” represents progress in the fight against the CJNG, considered one of the most powerful criminal groups in the country.




