Prosecutor of Chiapas Denies Presence of "La Barredora" During Rutilio Escandón's Government

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Sweeper: Ulises Pinto arrested by Navy special forces. Accused of extortion, kidnapping, drug trafficking, fuel theft, trafficking, and murder. Regeneración, July 24, 2025. […] The entry "El Pinto Falls in Jalisco," No. 2 of La Barredora, this is known, was first published in RegeneraciónMX.

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On the afternoon of Wednesday, July 23, 2025, one of the country’s main criminal targets was captured in the state of Jalisco: Ulises “N”, alias “El Mamado” or “El Pinto”, named as the second in command of the criminal group La Barredora and one of the most dangerous generators of violence in Jalisco and Tabasco, confirmed sources of the Mexican Government’s Cabinet of Security. The arrest was achieved through a joint operation between special f…

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Although the official said that the unit he heads is willing to cooperate in the investigations, he also said – about the allegations of former Governor Willy Ochoa that that organization was operating in Chiapas – that they had “no manifestation of such criminal groups.”