The military has captured Luis ‘N,’ the head of security for Aureliano Guzmán Loaera, after fighting in the Golden Triangle region. It is the second operation in the past few months that has been aimed at the drug dealer’s older sibling

A military operation between the borders of the Mexican states of Sinaloa, Durango and Chihuahua — a mountainous region better known in Mexico as the Golden Triangle — ended Monday afternoon with the arrest of three men close to Aureliano Guzman Loera, the older brother of Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman Loera. 

Aureliano “El Guano” Guzmán Loera is believed to be one of the leaders of the Gente del Guano (GDG), which is a branch of the Sinaloa Cartel. In addition to the three men, the Mexican Army and National Guard also arrested Luis ‘N’ alias “R-8,” El Guano’s security chief, following a confrontation. This is not federal security forces’ first attempt to reach El Guano’s inner circle. In 2023, another military operation ended with the arrest of three armed men and the seizure of weapons and ammunition from the GDG faction.