Who Is “El Chino Arce”, Leader of Los Salazar Linked to Los Chapitos and Arrested in Sonora

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After committing multiple crimes and fleeing justice on various occasions, the authorities arrested him in Ciudad Obregón

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In Ciudad Obregón, Sonora, Jesús Iván Arce Verdugo, El Chino Arce, was arrested, identified by state authorities as a high profile criminal, considered a priority objective and one of the main generators of violence in that region. In a joint operation, elements of the Ministry of the Navy-Armed of Mexico (Semar) and of the Ministerial Criminal Investigation Agency (AMIC) of Sonora captured Arce Verdugo. El Chino Arce is designated by the author…

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An important capture was carried out against the criminal structure that operates in the south of Sonora. Elements of the Ministerial Criminal Investigation Agency (AMIC) and the Secretariat of the Navy (SEMAR) achieved the capture of Jesús Iván "N", best known in the world of the underworld as "El Chino" Arce. This subject is not a minor criminal: the authorities classify him as a priority objective and one of the main generators of violence in…

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Mexico City.- Jesús Iván Arce Verdugo, "El Chino Arce", named as a member of the criminal group Los Salazar, an organization with a historical presence in Sonora and linked to the Sinaloa Cartel, was arrested by naval and ministerial authorities in the municipality of Cajeme. According to security sources, Arce Verdugo had five arrest warrants in place for homicide and criminal association, as well as an active search card with a reward of 500,0…

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Jesús Iván "N", alias "El Chino Arce", was captured in Ciudad Obregón as a priority objective, having a total of five arrest warrants, one of them for an armed assault that left eight people dead and 26 injured. According to the Attorney General's Office of Justice of the State, the subject is pointed out as the head of a criminal cell operating in the region, so he had a reward of 500,000 pesos for providing information for his capture.

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In addition to multiple homicides, he is charged with other qualified homicides, attempted homicides, unlawful deprivation of aggravated liberty and criminal association, most of which reportedly occurred between 2024 and 2025, according to the authority.