Five men were arrested in Tijuana over the weekend and may be connected to “Paco Troncas”, the leader of the Sinaloa Cartel, officials said Wednesday.
U.S. and Mexican officials say agents also seized an AR-15 assault rifle, a ballistic vest, and more than one kilogram of marijuana.
U.S. Border Patrol officials credit information sharing between the two countries as critical to the operation.
“The arrest of these suspects clearly demonstrates the exceptional level of bi-national cooperation that the Border Patrol has with the government of Mexico,” San Diego Sector Chief Patrol Agent Richard Barlow was quoted as saying in a written statement.
Authorities say interviews with those arrests have netted “valuable information” regarding the cartel based in Baja California.
