On Monday, October 21, the Secretariat of National Defense (Sedena) detained Edwin Antonio Rubio López, better known as “El Max” or “El Oso”alleged leader of a criminal cell and who would have been the operator of “El Mayo” Zamabada in Sinaloa.
He also reported on the death of 19 people after the confrontation that occurred between the military and 30 hitmen.
In her press conference, when questioned about the death of the 19 people who did not belong to the Army, the president Claudia Sheinbaum He explained that there was an attack on the armed forces that were going to arrest the criminal and they responded in accordance with the law.
”Any action of this type, where there are people who lose their lives, are always investigated and there is a process that is necessarily followed, It was an arrest where there was aggression against federal forces and they responded”, assured the president.
He added that the investigation is carried out by Sedena and if necessary it goes to the Attorney General’s Office (FGR).
The president also said that in her Government the instruction and strategy is that there be no confrontations.
”It is not arriving in a framework outside of human rights, attacking whether or not the criminal, there is investigation and arrest of criminals. “We are not going to allow executions within the framework of the law,” he concluded.
#InTheMorning | “It was responded within the framework of the law”: Sheinbaum on the arrest of Edwin Antonio Rubio López, “El Max”, alleged leader of a criminal cell and operator of “El Mayo” Zambada in Sinaloa, in an operation where 19 people died . pic.twitter.com/UdnIVbOez2
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What happened in the arrest of ‘El Max’ in Sinaloa?
The confrontation between the Army and the hitmen occurred during the night of Monday the 21st and early morning of this Tuesday, October 22 in the rural community of Eastern Planbetter known as Ejido El 12, which is located 11 kilometers east of Culiacanon the side of the local road that leads to the Sanalona syndicate.
The Sedena also reported that seized 4 machine guns, 17 long weapons, 5 short weapons, 1 Barret rifle, 18 tactical vests, 9 ballistic helmets, 7 vehicles, multiple cartridges of different calibers and a property.
Both the detainee and the insured They were made available to the FGR to determine their legal situation and continue with the respective expert investigations.
Military intelligence points to Edwin Antonio Rubio Lópezas one of the priority objectives in Mexico due to its active participation in organized crime and drug trafficking to the United States. He is the leader of a criminal cell and had an arrest warrant since 2019.
