Guerrero forces arrest 'El 77' and a second suspect with a kilo of marijuana in Taxco
Guerrero state prosecutors said soldiers, National Guard officers and state police arrested Edgar “N”, alias “El 77”, and Inés “N” in flagrante on the Libramiento Ahuehuepan in Taxco de Alarcón on 30 October 2026. Officers seized about a kilogram of suspected marijuana, 19 wrapped packets of the same herb, two tactical vests and a 2015 pickup reported stolen in the state.
🇲🇽 Libramiento Ahuehuepan, Taxco de Alarcón, Guerrero · Mexico
- Arrested
- 2
- Cannabis
- 1 kg
Guerrero state prosecutors said soldiers, National Guard officers and state
police arrested two people in flagrante, caught in the act, in Taxco de Alarcón
on 30 October 2026.[1] The two were Edgar “N”, known as “El 77”, and Inés “N”.[2] Officers stopped their pickup on the Libramiento Ahuehuepan, a bypass road,
after the occupants tried to evade a patrol and were intercepted metres further
on.[1] Both were handed to the Ministerio Público, the prosecutor’s office
that will open the investigation and decide their legal situation.[1] Both are
presumed innocent until a judge rules.[2]
Officers found about a kilogram of green, dry herb resembling marijuana in the
vehicle, along with 19 wrapped packets of the same herb and two tactical vests.[1] The pickup, a 2015 model in navy blue, had a current theft report in
Guerrero.[2]
State prosecutors identified the pair as alleged members of La Familia
Michoacana’s cell in Taxco de Alarcón.[1] MVS Noticias described the arrests
as a targeted blow to the group’s operating structure in Guerrero’s northern
region.[2] Infobae reported that the FGE gave no further details about its
investigation into the group.[3]
Sources
- FGE GUERRERO DETIENE A DOS PERSONAS Y ASEGURA PROBABLE DROGA Y VEHÍCULO CON REPORTE DE ROBO EN TAXCO. Fiscalía General del Estado de Guerrero, 30 October 2026. In Spanish.
- Cae en Taxco presunto operador de La Familia Michoacana. MVS Noticias, 31 October 2026. In Spanish.
- Capturan a Édgar “El 77″ e Inés de La Familia Michoacana en Guerrero tras secuestro de más de 100 personas. Infobae, 31 October 2026. In Spanish.
Open questions the AI reported
- The reports give no separate date or time for the arrest; 30 October 2026 is the date on the FGE Guerrero statement, and both news reports were published on 31 October.
- No weight was given for the 19 wrapped packets of marijuana, and no street value was put on the seizure.
- No charges, court date or ruling were reported; the FGE said only that the Ministerio Público would decide the pair's legal situation.
- Infobae's headline and photo captions refer to "armas", but neither the FGE statement nor the text of either report lists a firearm among the seized items.
- Infobae's headline ties the arrest to La Familia Michoacana's mass kidnapping in Tierra Caliente, but no source says the two detainees are suspected in that case.
- Both news reports draw on the FGE Guerrero statement, so they do not independently confirm its account.
