Mexican federal and state forces arrested 30-year-old Eliceo “N” in Acapulco in connection with an October 2025 attack on federal agents, Mexico’s Secretariat of Security and Citizen Protection (SSPC) said Sunday, Oct. 11. The arrest brings to seven the number of people held over the attack, in which gunmen targeted SSPC agents working against extortion.
The Arrest and Investigation
The ministry said investigators believe Eliceo “N” selected the gunmen who carried out the attack. Navy and SSPC personnel worked with Guerrero’s state security ministry after tracking his location and movements, then detained him in Acapulco’s Magallanes neighbourhood. The ministry didn’t specify when the operation took place.
Agents said they “repelled an armed attack.” One presumed member of the criminal organisation died. The ministry didn’t identify the person or say whether any agents were wounded. It also didn’t name the criminal organisation allegedly connected to the suspect.
Authorities said they seized a long gun, a handgun, two magazines and cartridges, 300 doses of methamphetamine, a mobile phone and a vehicle. The ministry provided the list but didn’t identify the vehicle or give further details about the weapons or phone.
Allegations and Next Legal Steps
The SSPC said Eliceo “N” already faced an arrest warrant for homicide. The ministry also accused him of extorting merchants at Acapulco’s Mercado Central and linked him to homicides and attacks on transport workers. It described his cell as part of a “violence-generating” criminal group, without naming it.
La Jornada, citing federal sources, reported that the suspect was known as “El Junior” and that the cell was linked to the local gang Los Rusos. Those details came from the newspaper’s sources, not the official statement. The SSPC didn’t confirm the nickname or identify the group as Los Rusos.
Authorities handed Eliceo “N” to the federal public prosecutor, who will decide his legal situation. The prosecutor was expected to determine whether to bring charges and seek pre-trial detention. The arrest and seizure announcements don’t establish whether prosecutors will file charges or what legal outcome the suspect will face.
Security Response in Guerrero
Security chief Omar García Harfuch announced the arrest on social media, La Jornada reported. According to the paper, he wrote: “Attacks against our colleagues will not go unpunished.” The SSPC said the security cabinet would keep coordinating with Guerrero authorities against extortion and other high-impact crimes.
The U.S. State Department places Guerrero, including Acapulco, in its “Do Not Travel” category because of crime. Its advisory says U.S. government employees may not travel to any part of the state and urges private U.S. visitors not to go. The advisory addresses travel, while the SSPC announcement concerns the arrest and investigation into the attack on federal agents.