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In a significant crackdown, the Baja California State Attorney General’s Office has apprehended 30 law enforcement officers suspected of collaborating with René Arzate-García, known as La Rana, and his sibling, Alfonso Arzate-García, alias Aquiles. These brothers are prominent figures of the Sinaloa cartel operating in Tijuana.
Just last week, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in San Diego filed charges against the Arzate-García brothers.
The indictments accuse them of engaging in narcoterrorism and providing material support to terrorism by smuggling substantial quantities of fentanyl, cocaine, methamphetamine, and marijuana into the U.S. over the past 15 years.
The U.S. government has announced rewards of up to $5 million each for tips that result in the capture or conviction of these cartel leaders.
Both are accused of narcoterrorism and material support of terrorism in connection with trafficking massive amounts of fentanyl, cocaine, methamphetamine and marijuana into the United States during the last 15 years.
The U.S. is offering up to $5 million each for information leading to the arrests and/or convictions of the Arzate-García brothers.
“We have detained more than 30 police officers throughout the state all had working relationships with the Arzate brothers, some also had ties to other criminal groups,” Baja California Attorney General María Elena Andrade Ramírez said.
Earlier this week, Andrade Ramírez told reporters “it was regrettable that some municipal police officers got involved with organized crime.”
“I have all respect for the work being done by the municipal police officers, a few do not define the actual work being done by our municipal police.”