"Char" for Borderland Beat
This article was translated and reposted from ZETA TIJUANA
WRITTEN BY: CARLOS ALVAREZ ACEVEDO
OCTOBER 29, 2024
Armando Gómez Núñez, alias “Delta 1” or 'Máximo', alleged leader of the Los Deltas group of assassins, whose direct boss was Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, “El Mencho”, leader of the so-called Jalisco Cartel - New Generation (CJNG), was arrested at around 5:03 p.m. on October 28, 2024, by members of the National Guard (GN), at the intersection of Patria Avenue and Lago Superior Street, in the Lagos del Country neighborhood, in the municipality of Zapopoba, municipality of Zapopan: 03 hours on October 28, 2024, by elements of the National Guard (GN), at the intersection of Patria Avenue and Lago Superior Street, in the Lagos del Country neighborhood, in the municipality of Zapopan, Jalisco.
According to the National Detention Registry (RND) of the Secretariat of Security and Citizen Protection (SSPC), Gómez Núñez - allegedly the CJNG's operational leader in Guadalajara - was arrested in the company of a woman, identified as his alleged romantic partner.
At the time of his capture, 'Delta 1′ was wearing blue jeans, white tennis shoes and a black short-sleeved shirt. After his arrest, he was handed over to the authorities of the Special Prosecutor's Office for Organized Crime (FEMDO) and the Special Prosecutor's Office for the Investigation of Crimes against Health (FEIDCS) of the Attorney General's Office.
Delta 1′ had already been arrested on June 21, 2020, one kilometer away, on Manuel de Mimbela Street, near Enrique Díaz de León Avenue, in the Jardines del Country neighborhood of the same municipality in Jalisco. On that occasion, it was secured after a search, in which elements of the Attorney General's Office, the National Defense Secretariat (SEDENA), the National Guard and the National Intelligence Center (CNI) participated.
Two long rifle-type weapons, one short weapon, two magazines, 16 cartridges, seven cell phones and 519,000 rounds of ammunition were seized. Also seized were 519.9 grams of cocaine - distributed in 304 wrappers - as well as a plastic bag and a rectangular wrapper. In addition to two vehicles, various electronic items and cash, the amount of which was not disclosed.
Days later, the alleged head of Los Deltas' hitmen was presented before a control judge of the Federal Criminal Justice Center in the state of Jalisco, who ordered him to stand trial for his alleged responsibility in crimes against health, for commercial purposes, possession of firearms and cartridges for weapons for the exclusive use of the Armed Forces.
In addition, the federal judge granted the Attorney General's Office a three-month term for the complementary investigation of the case and ordered “Delta 1” to be remanded in custody at the Preventive Prison Commissariat in Puente Grande, Jalisco.
However, the head of the hitmen - who is also allegedly led by Francisco Javier Gudiño Haro, alias “La Gallina” - was released from prison under unknown circumstances and on unknown dates. This despite the fact that he was pointed out as the author of attacks such as the one perpetrated on May 21, 2018, against Luis Carlos Nájera Gutiérrez de Velasco, then head of the state Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare, as well as former head of the Jalisco State Prosecutor's Office.
Gómez Núñez was the successor of Martín Arzola Ortega, alias 'El 53' or 'El Negro', head of the group of hitmen called 'Los Deltas', killed on August 1, 2019, in a shooting that took place inside the Carl's Jr. restaurant, located inside Plaza Galerías, in the municipality of Zapopan.
