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Juan Lira ‘El Moco’, Former Chignahuapan Candidate Linked to the Huachicol, Arrested in Zacatlán

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Juan Lira Maldonado, known as ‘El Moco’, was arrested in the municipality of Zacatlán, Puebla. Authorities identify him as an alleged criminal leader dedicated to fuel theft in the state’s Northern Sierra.
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Juan Lira, “El Moco”, the Huachicolero leader of the Sierra Norte Juan Lira Maldonado, aka “El Moco”, was arrested on Thursday, 8 October. According to unofficial information, Lira Maldonado was arrested by elements of the Ministry of Public Security (SSP), in the municipality of Zacatlán. So far, there is no corroborated official information specifying the place of the new arrest, the crimes for which he would have been arrested or his legal si…

Juan N., known as “El Moco”, returned to the hands of the authorities on Thursday, October 8, after being arrested in the municipality of Zacatlán, Puebla, during a coordinated operation between the Ministry of Public Security, the Ministry of the Navy, the Attorney General’s Office and the Municipal Police. The man, who sought [...]

The Puebla Public Prosecutor's Office had carried out four searches of its property without finding it.

The former Chignahuapan candidate is linked to a hydrocarbon theft network in the Sierra Norte de Puebla The post Arrests Juan Lira, ‘El Moco’, accused of huachical leader in Chignahuapan appeared first in MTP News.

This character had been wanted for months, since in addition to activities related to the theft of fuel in the Sierra Norte, the Puebla Public Prosecutor's Office had charged him with the crime of money laundering.

Public Security State, Marina, Attorney General’s Office (FGE) of Puebla and Municipal Police of Zacatlán arrest Huachicolero leader Juan Lira Maldonado “El Moco.” This is a blow to the criminal structures of the Sierra Norte of Puebla, Hidalgo and Tlaxcala, according to security sources of the Ministry of Public Security (SSP). [...] The post They arrest in Zacatlán “El Moco”, Huachicolero leader of Puebla, Tlaxcala and Hidalgo appeared first o…

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Vanguardia broke the news in Saltillo, Mexico on Thursday, October 8, 2026.
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