'El Duende,' the alleged 'CJNG Cartel' former boss of the Valles region In Jalisco, was sentenced to 23 years in prison.

 CHAR 

JUNE 3, 2025

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He was linked to the ambush of soldiers in Guachinango and the ambush of state police in San Sebastián del Oeste.

Yovany is currently serving his sentence at the Federal Social Rehabilitation Center No. 14 (CPS) in Durango. Attorney General's Office / Courtesy

Elizabeth Ibal

Yovany Castro Urbano, alias "El Duende," will spend 23 years in prison. He was sentenced for carrying a firearm and possessing ammunition for the exclusive use of the Army, Navy, and Air Force, organized crime for the purpose of committing crimes related to vehicle theft, and use of a stolen vehicle.

The Attorney General's Office (FGR), through the Specialized Prosecutor's Office for Organized Crime (FEMDO), announced the sentence Tuesday morning.

He was arrested in September 2015 in the community of San Antonio Matute, in Ameca, after a confrontation with members of the Mexican Army. At that time, he was transferred to a maximum-security prison.

After reviewing the proceedings and various rulings issued by the Federal Public Prosecutor's Office, the Second District Court for Criminal Matters in Jalisco, located in Puente Grande, sentenced him to 23 years in prison.

Yovany is currently serving his sentence at the Federal Social Readaptation Center No. 14 (CPS) in Durango.

He was linked to the ambushes against members of the Mexican Army in May 2014, as well as another ambush in which 15 state police officers were killed in San Sebastián del Oeste. For this reason, he was one of the priority targets of Operation Jalisco, which was implemented to capture Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, alias "El Mencho."

SOURCE: EL OCCIDENTAL 

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Two CJNG Operators Captured In Strong Military Operation In Zapopan: Jalisco

 "Char" for Borderland Beat 

This article was translated and reposted from EL OCCIDENTAL 

Jorge "N", alias "El Tío" and Marco Antonio "N", nicknamed "El Takua" are accused of being logistical operators in arms trafficking.

Elizabeth Ibal / El Occidental

Elements of the Secretariat of National Defense captured in Zapopan two alleged members of the Jalisco Cartel - New Generation.

The troops arrived early Wednesday morning at the intersection of Jardín and Privada Bugambilias, in the La Palmira neighborhood and carried out an operational deployment, in which at least 10 patrols with eight troops each participated, that is, almost a hundred military personnel.

Due to the presence of military personnel, the street was closed to pedestrians and vehicles.

Later, the Sedena headquarters announced the arrest of Jorge "N", alias "El Tío" and Marco Antonio "N", nicknamed "El Takua", as well as three other individuals who were also allegedly members of a criminal cell.

They are accused of being logistical operators in the trafficking of arms, drugs and other illicit activities for this criminal group.

It is also believed that both "El Tío" and "El Takua" were under the direct orders of Gonzalo Mendoza Gaytán, alias "El Sapo", the alleged regional leader, who controls the area from Puerto Vallarta to Mascota.

He is also the alleged godson and confidant of Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, alias "El Mencho," the founder of the CJNG.

SOURCE: EL OCCIDENTAL 

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