### [2026-11-8](/feed/2026/11/8/index.md) ##### Mexican drug war # Mexican Navy personnel, working with intelligence from the National Intelligence Center and the United States Drug Enforcement Administration, arrest Rafael Álvarez Ayala, the alleged leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel cell "Los Rs", in Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico. He is wounded in a shootout during the operation and is wanted on a Michoacán warrant for aggravated homicide. ### Sources: 1. [Al Jazeera](https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/11/9/mexico-arrests-major-leader-of-jalisco-cartel) 2. [El Financiero'' in Spanish](https://www.elfinanciero.com.mx/nacional/2026/11/08/detienen-a-r2-en-zapopan-lo-vinculan-con-el-asesinato-de-carlos-manzo/) 3. [Infobae in Spanish](https://www.infobae.com/mexico/2026/11/08/tras-enfrentamiento-detienen-en-jalisco-a-rafael-n-alias-el-r2-cabecilla-de-los-rs-del-cjng/) ### Changes: 1. Mexican Navy personnel working with intelligence from the National Intelligence Center and the U.S. DEA, arrest Rafael Álvarez Ayala, the alleged leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel cell "Los Rs", in Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico. He is wounded in a shootout during the operation and is wanted on a Michoacán warrant for aggravated homicide. _2026-11-09 08:22:39 (First version)_ 2. Mexican Navy personnel, working with intelligence from the National Intelligence Center and the U.S. DEA, arrest Rafael Álvarez Ayala, the alleged leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel cell "Los Rs", in Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico. He is wounded in a shootout during the operation and is wanted on a Michoacán warrant for aggravated homicide. _2026-11-09 12:22:37 (Update)_ 2. Mexican Navy personnel, working with intelligence from the National Intelligence Center and the United States Drug Enforcement Administration, arrest Rafael Álvarez Ayala, the alleged leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel cell "Los Rs", in Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico. He is wounded in a shootout during the operation and is wanted on a Michoacán warrant for aggravated homicide. _(Current version)_ ### Related: 1. [Law enforcement agents rescue eight people who they say were forcibly recruited by the Jalisco New Generation Cartel from a clandestine clinic in Tecalitlán, Jalisco, Mexico. Police arrest six suspected guards and seize drugs, weapons, and ammunition. ](/feed/2026/09/13/law-enforcement-agents-rescue-eight-people-who-they-say-were-forcibly-recruited-by-the-jalisco-new-generation-cartel-fro.md) _Context: Jalisco, Jalisco New Generation Cartel, Mexican drug war, Mexico_ 2. 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