On information obtained through sources of Naval Intelligence and derived from the arrest of William de Jesus Torres, nicknamed the “Worm Eater’ on July 23.—Marine Corps personnel in three separate operations in the Federal District and the state of Veracruz, arrested five people, including an alleged financial operator of Los Zetas drug gang
Marines seized 1 million 610 thousand U.S. dollars, four vehicles, two handguns, five grenades and communications equipment, among other effects.
The first operation took place the night of July 24, in streets of Colonia Tabacalera where Rafael Antonio Medina Rea “The Rat” and Ricardo Romero Fuyivara were arrested while in possession of a suitcase with 880 thousand U.S. dollars, a handgun and a grenade,
Similarly, in another action derived from Naval Intelligence, as well as data provided by Rafael Antonio Medina Rea “The Rat” and Ricardo Romero Fuyivara, was arrested Jesus Rosas Ibarra aka “the Mustang” who was armed with a 10 mm caliber gun aboard a van parked outside a park.
When performing an inspection inside the vehicle, Marines found a box which contained almost 800 thousand US dollars and a fragmentation grenade, various bank cards and communications equipment
Notably, it is known Jesus Rosas Ibarra “Mustang” was financial operator of Los Zetas since 2008 and Rafael Antonio Medina Rea aka”The Rat” and Ricardo Romero Fuyivara were his collaborators, who were engaged in moving vehicles with special compartments stuffed with the cash obtained from alleged illegal activities
Similarly, in another operation performed yesterday afternoon in the city of Xalapa, Veracruz, Marines arrested Ruiz Feliciano Atilano “The Gaucho” Vazquez and Rafael Solis “The Master” while in possession of four grenades, who were also engaged in transportation of cash in secret compartments in vehicles
The accused, cash and vehicles were made available to the Agent of the Federal Public Ministry assigned to the Office of Special Investigations into Organized Crime
