Navy personnel detained two heavily armed men as they travelled on rural roads around Bahía de los Ángeles, in the south of the Baja California peninsula.[1] The stop happened at about 19:00 on Monday 9 November, when military personnel intercepted the pair in a grey 2004 Honda Accord with California plates.[1] Authorities identified them as Silvano, 42, from Sinaloa, and César Omar, 32, from Durango.[1]

A search of the car turned up an AM-15-type semi-automatic rifle with a magazine and 30 rounds and an AK-47 automatic rifle with a magazine and 37 rounds.[1] Officers also reported two 9mm pistols with 13 and 30 rounds respectively, four 5.56x45mm magazines with 102 usable rounds, and two green and brown ballistic vests with metal plates.[1] SEMAR personnel also reported 49 doses of crystal methamphetamine, 24 doses of cocaine and nine doses of marijuana.[1]

Because the case involved several federal offences, both men were handed to the Attorney General’s Office (FGR) for prosecution.[1] Authorities link both men to a cell of operators for Óscar Parra Aispuro, known as El Parra or El Tekolín, described as a lieutenant of the Chapiza in the port of San Felipe.[1]