Mexico security forces kill alleged leader of Cártel Nuevo Imperio, Digi Mart USA News (Mexico): Mexican security forces killed the alleged leader and founder of the Cártel Nuevo Imperio during an operation carried out in the State of Mexico, Morelos and Mexico City to execute an arrest warrant against him for organized crime.
Agents of the Secretariat of Public Security and Citizen Protection (SSPC) were met with gunfire, according to Security Secretary García Harfuch. Security forces responded to the attack and killed the suspected leader.
The suspected criminal boss was under investigation for kidnapping, extortion, homicide, dispossession, money laundering, fuel theft and drug trafficking to the United States and Canada.
García Harfuch said that “El General” was identified as the intellectual author of the homicide of Milton Morales Figueroa, a senior police commander and SSPC collaborator who was killed on July 21, 2024. The secretary stated: “We have not forgotten Milton, his dedication and his commitment to the security of Mexico City and our country.
Honoring his memory means continuing the investigations until all those responsible for this crime are brought to justice.”
The operation was coordinated by federal and state authorities. The U.S.
Department of the Treasury had previously sanctioned the suspected leader, accusing him of providing protection in Mexico to fugitive Ryan James Wedding and of using police contacts to locate targets for his criminal network, according to the reported information.
The operation was coordinated by the Attorney General’s Office (FGR), the National Intelligence Center, and security and prosecution authorities of the State of Mexico and the capital.
