Samuel N. alias El Panda CJNG Jáltipan clandestine graves, Digi Mart USA News (Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, Mexico): Following the conclusion of his initial hearing and the legalization of his detention, Samuel N., alias ‘El Panda,’ a suspected plaza boss of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) in southern Veracruz, was ordered held in preventive detention for his alleged participation in enforced disappearance by private individuals and aggravated intentional homicide.
According to the source, Ministerial Police executed an arrest warrant against him in Coatzacoalcos on Tuesday, November 3, at the request of the Specialized Prosecutor’s Office for Attention to Complaints of Missing Persons. At the initial hearing, the judge legalized the detention and the Veracruz Prosecutor’s Office presented the corresponding charges.
Investigators allege that Samuel N. is connected to the disappearance and homicide of three victims identified by the initials A.E.T., J.L.C.A.
and D.M.Z. He remains held at the Duport Ostión Social Rehabilitation Center in Coatzacoalcos.
The accused is also reportedly linked to clandestine graves discovered in the community of El Cocuital, in the municipality of Jáltipan, where he allegedly had his base of operations. The site, located on a ranch about 30 minutes from the municipal seat, was discovered in February, and most of the bodies exhumed there have been identified.
Following his arrest, the Veracruz Prosecutor’s Office confirmed that 17 bodies have been recovered at the location to date, and those deaths are also being linked to him.
A continuation hearing is scheduled for November 9 within criminal case 94/2026, where a judge will determine whether he will be formally bound over for trial.
