"El Yogurt" of the CJNG, the leader of a commando made up of former Colombian military personnel; 12 hitmen die in attempted arrest "El Yogurt" .

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MAY 17, 2025 

The Security Cabinet reported that tactical equipment bearing the legend "Special Forces Mencho. Operation Yogurt" was found during the arrest of nine people.

WRITTEN BY: MANUEL ESPINO 

During an operation in Huitzontla, a town in the municipality of Chinicuila in the Michoacán coastal mountains, the Navy clashed with a criminal cell led by "Yogurt," one of the regional operators of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG). This operation resulted in the deaths of 12 hitmen, three marines wounded, and nine arrested.

Reports from the Security Cabinet indicate that the group involved was the armed group known as "Los Indestructibles," under the command of Abraham Jesús Ambriz Cano, alias Yogurt, head of the CJNG in the border area of ​​the states of Michoacán, Jalisco, and Colima, a strategic route for the trafficking of chemical precursors and the production of synthetic drugs such as methamphetamine and fentanyl.

The "Yogurt" armed group is made up of Mexicans and former Colombian military personnel with expertise in handling high-powered weapons and war tactics.

According to intelligence reports, the Jalisco New Generation Cartel established an alliance with the Gulf Cartel to control important routes and border crossings leading to the United States.

Reports indicate that the leader of "Los Metros," a faction of the Gulf Cartel with a presence in Tamaulipas and Colima, César Morfin Morfin, alias Primito and/or Metro 300, was responsible for establishing the alliance, allowing CJNG members access and presence in municipalities in northern Tamaulipas.

After the blow received by the Navy's special forces, the criminal cell retreated to the territories it controls and intensified the planting of explosive devices in the access routes to the indigenous community, according to sources from the Security Cabinet.

To prevent federal forces from taking the detainees, individuals affiliated with the criminal cell dug ditches in dirt roads that connect to the Coalcomán–Aquila highway.

It was also determined that this criminal cell has a social base, as during the operation, men, women, and children attempted to block access to the town to prevent the marines from entering.

Chinicuila is a primarily agricultural municipality in Michoacán, but with mining activity, which has been targeted for years by criminal groups operating in Michoacán.

The Navy officers seized high-powered weapons, homemade explosives, bulletproof vests, tactical clothing, and a beret bearing the legend: "Special Forces Mencho. Operation Yogurt."

SOURCE: EL UNIVERSAL