A man identified by Chihuahua state prosecutors only as "Manuel G. M." was arrested in Monterrey and flown to Ciudad Juárez this week to face arrest warrants accusing him of five homicides and an aggravated kidnapping. The cases span from 2016 to 2020 and include a triple killing at a Juárez bar and a slaying in the parking lot of a convenience store, according to investigators.
The Chihuahua State Attorney General's Office said the suspect was presented before a judge after being detained in Nuevo León following intelligence work by several units, and that he was transferred to Juárez to be brought before the courts, as reported by KVIA. The agency credited the Specialized Prosecutor's Office for Strategic Operations, the Arrest Warrant Unit of the State Investigation Agency in the northern zone, and collaboration with Nuevo León investigators for pulling the operation together.
Charges And Alleged Incidents
State prosecutors say the outstanding orders include an aggravated kidnapping from Sept. 24, 2017, at a home in the Parajes del Valle neighborhood and a triple homicide on Oct. 7, 2016, at an establishment known as "Tres Cantinas" or "Bar Tres Mentiras." They also allege an aggravated homicide on June 18, 2020, in the parking lot of a "Smart" convenience store at the intersection of Zaragoza and Independencia in the Manuel Valdez neighborhood, according to El Heraldo de Juárez.
Capture And Transfer
Local reporting says the man, named by some outlets as Manuel Galindo Moncayo and nicknamed "El Chivis," was detained Feb. 28 outside Plaza Galerías Monterrey and flown under heavy escort to Juárez. A video released by authorities shows an aerial and ground operation, including a tactical armored vehicle that carried the suspect into FGE Zona Norte custody, per Norte de Ciudad Juárez.
Binational "Se Busca Información" Role
Officials say the arrest formed part of the binational "Se Busca Información" effort that coordinates local prosecutors in Chihuahua with U.S. agencies, including CBP and HSI, to locate high-priority suspects along the Juárez–El Paso corridor. The campaign, first announced in earlier years, relies on tips, posters and cross-border intelligence sharing, as outlined by Tiempo.
Legal Process
Prosecutors told reporters the Ministerio Público will formally present imputations and request precautionary measures at the initial hearing, and the Fiscalía noted that under Mexican law, the defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty. El Heraldo lists the dates the warrants were issued: Feb. 20, 2019, for the triple homicide, June 22, 2019, for the kidnapping, and Aug. 4, 2020, for the Smart parking-lot killings, which will form the basis of the case in the Bravos judicial district.
Authorities and U.S. partners previously flagged the suspect as linked to the criminal group known as "La Empresa" and connected him to an alleged cross-border tunnel and attacks on officers, raising questions about the wider network investigators are probing. For now, regional security agencies say the arrest removes one name from a priority list while inquiries continue into the group's activity on both sides of the border, per Norte de Ciudad Juárez.
