They capture a member of the Michoacán family who was shot dead by Edomex police

The arrest of this 24 year old man took place in a house in the community of La Unión, in this municipality located in the southern region of the State of Mexico, after nearly seven months of attack against the officers.

As a result of weeks of research work, Elements of the Secretariat for National Defense (Sedena) participated in the capture of the man who claimed to belong to the cartel of La Familia Michoacana.

In a statement, it was explained that "this subject constituted an institutional objective, its participation in several criminal acts having been accredited, including one that took place on October 28 in the municipality of Almoloya de Alquisiras, where it is currently insured. With seven other subjects, they loosely trapped elements of the Secretariat of Security of the State of Mexico (SSEM) who were traveling on the road, causing the death of four elements of the state. "

The detainee confirmed investigations by this Attorney General's office that José Dámaso, aka "El 47", had also ordered the ambush of the elements. It was also an institutional objective.

The insured also acknowledged his involvement in the killing of the public safety director of Texcaltitlan because he did not want to work with them.in this event "El 47", "El Calamardo" and "El Niño" participated.

He explained that he was caught in an orange truck from Frontier and who deprived him of life was "El Calamardo", this using a 9 mm firearm.

The person told the authorities thatThe murder was ordered by José Dámaso Ulquizar, "El 47", alleged leader of the criminal group of the Michoacán family., which operates in the region known as "Tierra Caliente", has been indicated.

After conducting various operations in the area of ​​operations, uniformed police officers managed to arrest him.

"They ordered us to kill them because they were already moving a lot towards us," said the inmate.

The authorities confirmed that La Familia Michoacana was behind the four-homicide and other criminal acts, killings and attacks in the Tierra Caliente region, where they also operate Guerreros Unidos and Los Rojos.