“Ivan” for Borderland Beat
Elements of the Secretary of the Navy (Semar) and the Secretary of Public Security of the state of Puebla, arrested Hector Raul Luna Luna, alias “El Tory”, leader of the “Grupo Los Torys” or “Tropas del Infierno” criminal group that operated in the states of Nuevo Leon, Tamaulipas and Puebla.
During an operation carried out by the Navy Special Forces, in the municipality of Cholula, Puebla, they arrested the fugitive, as well as seized “a defensive fragmentation grenade and 01 9mm short weapon, which he was carrying in his GMC Denali sierra pick up vehicle”, according to Navy reports.
According to the testimony of the detainee, Hector Raul Luna Luna Tory, he was hiding in the city of Cholula, as he was threatened by the close associates of Miguel Angel Treviño Morales, alias Z-40, and assured that despite being in prison, he continues to maintain control of his criminal operations.
“He was sheltered in the City of Cholula, Puebla for having threats from Miguel Angel Treviño Morales (a) Z-40, arrested in July 2013, he mentions that “Z-40’s people” are after him for “escaping”, he also stated that from prison he maintains controlled territory executing criminal operations through his lawyers Juan Pablo Penilla N and Niniveth N.” according to the SEMAR report.
El Tory is directly responsible for the violent acts that took place in Nuevo Leon, as well as the attack on the U.S. consulate in this northern city last October 2008, as well as several murders and “attacks against military and police in Nuevo Leon.
Let’s remember that the “Grupo Los Torys” or “Tropas del Infierno” (Troops from Hell), emerged as a result of the arrest of Juan Gerardo Treviño (a) Huevo Treviño in 2022, leader of the Northeast Cartel, which is an offshoot of the “Zetas Cartel” in Tamaulipas. As a result, both “Tory” and his brother, Esteban Luna Luna, alias Chachis, began an internal struggle for control of the criminal group.
