Mexican army arrested executive responsible for the security of the ‘Tsapitos’one of his factions Sinaloa cartelthat this week was characterized ‘Terrorist’ A US organization, the country’s public security ministry announced yesterday.

This is the second blow within fewer than 24 hours managed in the faction of the sons of the drug barrier Joaquin “El Chapo” Gushmanwho was sentenced in 2019 to serve life imprisonment in the US, where he remains incarcerated in a highest security prison.

The person arrested, known by the nickname ‘200’; “He was responsible for the safety of the head of this criminal organization and coordinated the weapons and ammunition markets for the ‘Los Tsapitos’ faction’the Minister of Public Security reported through x Omar Garcia Harfas.

He is accused of homicides, blackmail and attacks on the forces of enforcement in the wave of violence that has been scanning the Sinaloa state in recent months, added Mr. Garcia Harfas.

Yesterday Wednesday night, Ministries of Security and Defense announced the arrest of another cartel executiveresponsible for the supply and finances of the gang, wanted by a US court.

Both arrests were made at Cochinecapital of this state of Northwest Mexico, where intensive operations of the Armed Forces are reported in the last 24 hours.

To Cochine and in the municipality Kosalasecurity forces dispersed 20 drug production laboratories On Tuesday and yesterday Wednesday.

‘Various tools for producing synthetic drugs’ They were identified in secret laboratories, authorities in Sinaloa said.

At the same time, in the South Pacific, open by the state Oaxacathe authorities seized 1.9 tonnes of cocaine carrying two sailors.

Three foreigners were “arrested,” Mr Garcia Harfas said through X, without clarifying their ethnicities.

The Mexican authorities have multiplied the announcements on the arrests of drug cartel members and the quantities of substances after the US president Donald Trump threatened to impose an additional 25% duty on Mexican products.

Mexico is asking for the US to stop the flow of weapons to the Mexican drug cartels.

Mr Trump postponed the imposition of customs duties By the beginning of March After telephone conference with his counterpart Sheenbaumduring which the leader of the Mexican state agreed to develop 10,000 additional military in the border area with the US.