Daniel Silvestre Manjarrez, aka El Dany, is Arrested

"Sol Prendido" for Borderland Beat

In Culiacán, Sinaloa, federal security forces arrested Daniel Silvestre Manjarrez, alias “El Dany,” one of the most wanted individuals by U.S. authorities, on Wednesday.

The Mexican government's Security Cabinet reported that Daniel Manjarrez, is a U.S. citizen and is wanted on a U.S. arrest warrant for his involvement in conspiracy to distribute fentanyl. He was also the subject of an FBI Red Notice.

Omar García Harfuch, head of the Secretariat of Security and Citizen Protection (SSPC), emphasized on social media that “the arrest is the result of the coordinated work of the @GabSeguridadMX and international cooperation in the fight against drug trafficking.”

In a press release, the SSPC (Secretariat of Security and Citizen Protection) detailed that the arrest was made possible by an operation at a property located in the Infonavit Humaya neighborhood of Culiacán. The operation involved personnel from the SSPC, the Secretariat of National Defense (Defensa), the Secretariat of the Navy (Semar), the Attorney General's Office (FGR), and the National Guard (GN).

"Security agents identified the property where one of the most wanted individuals by U.S. authorities was hiding. During reconnaissance patrols, they detected the presence of the suspect, ordered him to stop, verified his identity, and arrested him," the press release stated.

'El Dany' was turned over to the appropriate Public Prosecutor, who will determine his legal status and compile the case file before handing him over to the authorities who requested his extradition.

Source: La Jornada