They capture “El Checo”, regional leader of CJNG in Baja California who survived 2 attacks
Sergio Serrano, alias “El Checo”, was detected by the authorities when he was traveling in a vehicle with theft reported in the United States
Elements of the State Citizen Security Force (FESC) arrested in Tecate, Baja California, Sergio Serrano, alias “El Checo”, identified by this authorities such as alleged regional leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), after an operation that led to an armed persecution on the Tecate-Ensenada highway.
According to reports disseminated by authorities in Baja California, the operation occurred on Wednesday afternoon, when agents detected a Jeep Rubicon vehicle with reports of theft in the United States circulating on a dirt road.
According to the information, the driver accelerated to try to escape and during the chase he would have used flat tires and shot at the state agents. The chase ended when the vehicle crashed into a tree, allowing the alleged criminal operator to be captured.
The authorities seized two long weapons, two short weapons, loaders, more than 200 useful cartridges, tactical vests and various doses of methamphetamine.
Sergio Serrano, 51 years old and originally from Acapulco, Guerrero, was placed at the disposal of the General Attorney's Office (FGR), which will continue with the corresponding investigations.
Intelligence reports consulted by the weekly Zeta Tijuana, point out that “El Checo” operated in areas considered strategic for drug trafficking and territorial dispute between criminal groups in the border region.
The criminal leader had previously survived two execution attempts, as reported Zeta Tijuana.
The first attack occurred during the early morning of February 3 2026, when a convoy made up of more than about twenty armed subjects tried to kill him . The attackers carried heavy caliber weapons, including .223 caliber rifles, R-15 and AK-47, known as “goat horns”, in addition to wearing tactical clothing.
For about an hour, members of the Sinaloa Cartel and CJNG confronted, closed the Tecate-Ensenada highway with made barricades with tires, some of which were set on fire, and they placed objects "flat tires" to prevent the entry of the police units.
The second murder attempt against Sergio Serrano was recorded on April 23rd, also during early morning. Members of the Sinaloa Cartel entered the property jumping the perimeter fence that surrounds the home; they set a vehicle on fire and, when they did not locate it, they kidnapped an adult woman identified by the authorities as Serrano's mother.
The woman was located by police elements who responded to the reports of firearm detonations. She was found with visibl is traces of violence, alive, and transferred to the facilities of the State Attorney's Office, where his statement was recorded.