“Char” for Borderland Beat
This article translated and reposted from RIODOCE
A brother of Guadalupe Tapia Quintero, Lupe Tapia, was arrested along with two other people in operations last Monday night and early Tuesday morning in Culiacán.
According to information from the police, the detainee’s name is Cesar Tapia Quintero.
Cesar was arrested along with two other people on Justicia Street between Fray Bernardo de Balbuena and Agricultores Boulevard, in the Revolucion neighborhood.
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The operation took place last Tuesday in a house secured by Army elements, in which State Preventive Police agents also participated.
The detainees had firearms and fentanyl.
Cesar is the brother of Lupe Tapia, who was arrested in February of this year in the Tacuichamona syndicate, where their sister is a trustee.
Lupe Tapia is considered a financial and logistical operator for the Sinaloa Cartel.