The Secretariat of Security and Citizen Protection (SSPC), in collaboration with element of the National guard, carried out the transfer of Edwin Antonio Rubio López, alias ‘The Max’ either ‘The Bear‘, member of the Sinaloa Cartel, to the Federal Center for Social Readaptation (CEFERESO) No. 1, known as the Altiplano, in the State of Mexico.
During the transfer, a strong security device was deployed around the facilities of the Specialized Prosecutor’s Office for Organized Crime (FEMDO)where the security operator was located Ishmael’May‘Zambada.
In it Altiplano prison An initial hearing was held for Rubio López to confirm his legal detention. ‘El Max’ was charged with the crimes of possession of firearms for exclusive use by the army, possession of illegal cartridges and possession of drugs.
Federal authorities reported that a District Judge of the State of Mexico He ordered justified preventive detention for ‘El Max’ in CEFERESO No. 1 as a precautionary measure.
When was ‘El Max’ arrested?
On October 21, the Secretariat of National Defense (Sedena) confirmed the arrest of Edwin Rubio, after a confrontation between the military and members of the Sinaloa Cartel in the surroundings of Culiacán.
The arrest occurred in a field in the Eastern Plan communityon the property known as The Twelve located 11 kilometers from the capital of Sinaloa. The confrontation between the military and hitmen left 19 people dead, Sedena reported.
At the capture site, a total of 4 machine guns, 17 long weapons, 5 short weapons and a Barret rifle were seized, as well as several cartridges of different calibers. They also found 13 tactical vests, 9 ballistic helmets and 7 vehicles.
Who is Edwin Antonio Rubio López, alias ‘El Max’?
‘The Max’ He is identified as one of the leaders of ‘La Mayiza’, faction of the Sinaloa Cartel commanded by Ismael Zambada Sicairosbetter known as ‘The Skinny Mayo’.
Rubio López was one of the main promoters of the violence in Sinaloa and the war against the faction of ‘Los Chapitos’, after the arrest of ‘The May’ Zambada on July 25.
In 2019, the arrest of the main operator of ‘La Mayiza’. Furthermore, it is considered one of the main drug traffickers towards the United States. He was in charge of transporting narcotics from Culiacán to San Felipe, Baja California, and then to Los Angeles, California.
