Mexican federal authorities have arrested a US citizen in the northern state of Sonora, accusing her of acting as a logistics operator for a faction of the Sinaloa Cartel. Officials identified her only as Yanet N.
According to Mexico’s Security Cabinet, the arrest was the result of intelligence work and coordination among the Navy, Army, National Guard, federal prosecutors and public safety officials. Agents stopped the woman near the border crossing in San Luis Río Colorado, a Sonora city that sits directly across from Arizona, while patrolling the area for crime prevention.
Inside her vehicle, authorities say they found more than 5,400 rounds of ammunition, which were seized along with the car. Officials estimate the financial blow to the criminal group at roughly 1.65 million pesos, or about $92,000.
Sonora is contested territory between two rival factions of the Sinaloa Cartel: Los Chapitos, led by Iván Guzmán Salazar, and La Mayiza, headed by Ismael Zambada Sicairos. Authorities have not yet said which of the two groups the suspect allegedly supplied with weapons.
Yanet N and the confiscated ammunition have been handed over to federal prosecutors for further investigation. Read the original report at jornada.com.mx for more details.
Source: Mujer estadunidense fue detenida en Sonora; es una presunta traficante de armas del cártel de Sinaloa (jornada.com.mx). English version produced with AI assistance.
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