Allegedly chief of 'Los Mayos' in BCS for death of agent

The Secretary of Security and Security and Citizen Protection, Omar García Harfuch, reported on the arrest of “Marquitos”, head of a criminal cell generating violence from the “Los Mayos” faction of the “Cartel del Pacífico.” Through social networks, García Harfuch reported that a criminal group was disarmed with operation in La Paz and Los Cabos, seven people were arrested and weapons, cartridges, cars and drugs secured. He explained that the a…

The U.S. Embassy in Mexico issued a security alert for its citizens for various acts of violence that have been reported in recent days in the tourist cities of Cabo San Lucas, San José del Cabo and La Paz, in Baja California Sur (BCS). Hours later, Marcos Iván N, alias Marquitos, head of a criminal cell generating violence from the Los Mayos faction, was reported to have been arrested.

Mexico City, Apr 25 (EFE).- A joint operation between armed forces and security forces in Baja California Sur, northern Mexico, broke up on Friday a criminal group linked to the recent murder of a ministerial agent, according to the Secretary of Security and Citizen Protection, Omar García Harfuch. The operation, which resulted in the arrest of seven people, was headed by the Secretariat of the Navy (Semar), with information from the National In…

Mexico City.- Marcos Ivan, alias "Marquitos", alleged chief of a "Los Mayos" cell in Baja California Sur, was arrested this Friday along with six other people for the murder of an investigative agent in La Paz. The arrest was reported tonight by the Secretary of Citizen Security, Omar García Harfuch, in the midst of a wave of violence that has struck Los Cabos and La Paz since April 22, when the crime occurred.

On Saturday, April 26, Security Secretary Omar García Harfuch reported that as part of an operation carried out by elements of the Secretariat of the Navy (Semar) in coordination with the Secretary of Public Security of Baja California Sur, Marcos Iván ‘N’, alias ‘Marquitos’ and alleged head of ‘Los Mayos’, in Baja California Sur, was arrested. The criminal group ‘Los Mayos’ maintains its illegal operations in La Paz and Los Cabos. Six other per…

Authorities in the Security Cabinet reported that criminal cells generating violence were dismantled in the state of Baja California Sur, where seven people were arrested, who were assured firearms and doses of drugs. Among those arrested were Marcos “N” or “Marquitos”, alleged leader of a “Los Mayos” cell. They reported that the security forces responded to the report of the attack to an element of the state’s Attorney General’s Office, who los…