Capture details
Ernesto Rafael “N”, known as “Sierra 1”, was detained by federal authorities in Michoacán. The Security Cabinet considered him a priority target for his alleged participation in extortion, homicide and kidnapping in Morelia.
The Secretary of Security and Citizen Protection, Omar García Harfuch, reported that the subject had evaded capture on two occasions. “At the time of his arrest he had a valid arrest warrant and it is related to the investigation into the murder of a mezcal producer in Morelia,” he explained.
During the search, high-powered weapons and drugs were seized. A woman was also arrested, although her identity was not specified. García Harfuch reiterated the government’s commitment to security in the region.
“With the National Strategy against Extortion and the Michoacán Plan for Peace and Justice, we continue to work in a coordinated manner to stop those who generate violence, protect families and close the path to criminal networks that harm the population and the productive sectors of the entity,” he guaranteed.
The operation was led by the state’s Public Security Secretariat and the state Attorney General’s Office, in coordination with the National Defense Secretariat, the Navy’s Secretariat, the National Guard and the SSPC.
