𝗠𝗘𝗫𝗜𝗖𝗢'𝗦 𝗡𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗔𝗟 𝗚𝗨𝗔𝗥𝗗 𝗔𝗥𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗦 𝗚𝗨𝗟𝗙 𝗖𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗘𝗟 𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗗𝗘𝗥 𝗜𝗡 𝗖𝗜𝗨𝗗𝗔𝗗 𝗠𝗔𝗗𝗘𝗥𝗢

 

Antonio Guadalupe Perez Dominguez AKA El Escorpion 17

On July 16 a special operations unit (Grupo de Operaciones Especiales) of Mexico's National Guard (Guardia Nacional de México) arrested the leader of two main cells of the Gulf Cartel, Los Ciclones and Los Escorpiones.

Antonio Guadalupe Perez Dominguez AKA El Escorpion 17 was arrested on the Tamaulipas coast at Ciudad Madero.  

A spokesperson for Mexico's National Guard said:  "This reaffirms the decision of the federal government to oppose organized crime."

"El Escorpion 17" has been transferred to Altiplano Prison.

Altiplano Maximum Security Prison