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José Antonio Yépez, alias "el Marro" and leader of the Santa Rosa de Lima Cartel , was detained by Mexican security forces in the central state of Guanajuato, reported the Secretary of Security and Citizen Protection of the Government of Mexico, Alfonso Durazo this Sunday. .

"Today at dawn, in an action led by the Mexican Army and supported by the Attorney General of the State of Guanajuato, José Antonio" N ", also known as" el Marro ", was arrested. At this moment he is at the disposal of the authority local court, "said the federal security officer in a message on Twitter.

The Santa Rosa de Lima Cartel (CSRL), a criminal group specialized in fuel theft and drug trafficking and confronted with the Jalisco Nueva Generación Cartel (CJNG), is considered one of the causes of the wave of violence that Guanajuato suffers.

"In this event a kidnapped person was rescued," said Durazo, who stated that once "the formalities were covered," 'el Marro' "would be transferred" to the maximum security prison in the Altiplano , in the municipality of Almoloya de Juárez del central Mexico state.

This "to make it available to the federal judge who issued an arrest warrant for organized crime and fuel theft," he said. "The Security Cabinet recognizes the great support of the Government of Guanajuato, the Prosecutor of Guanajuato and the Attorney General of the Republic," Durazo concluded.

According to a joint bulletin from the Government of Guanajuato, the Army and the Secretariat of Security and Citizen Protection, among others, along with Yépez, five other people were arrested and an armory was seized , while the person released was a businesswoman from the town of I ride the Alto.

An average of 13 victims a day

The Santa Rosa de Lima Cartel, led by José Antonio Yépez Ortiz, known as "el Marro", has had a bloody war since 2018 with the Jalisco Nueva Generación Cartel for control of the territory. As a result of this dispute, Guanajuato, a town with a strong presence in the automotive industry, has become the most violent state in Mexico .

In the first half of the year alone, 2,293 people have been killed, with an average of almost 13 daily victims.

According to local authorities, 91% of these killings are linked to the confrontation between the aforementioned criminal organizations.

Mexico is experiencing an unprecedented wave of violence and in 2019 it registered 34,608 homicides and 1,012 feminicides .

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