LIVE | Security, drug trafficking, and crime in Mexico today, October 12: From BMW to Cadillac, the luxury cars Mexican cartels steal from dealerships in the US and how they use them

On October 12, Óscar Ariel “N”, alias “El Cabra” and identified as a presumed leader of the Mara 18 criminal organization, was arrested in Villahermosa, Tabasco. The joint operation involving federal forces and state authorities captured the suspect, who was wanted for 15 homicides in El Salvador.

Simultaneously, ongoing reporting on security and cartel activity in Mexico highlighted the methods used by Mexican cartels, including the theft of luxury vehicles such as BMWs and Cadillacs from dealerships in the United States for use by criminal organizations.