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Alleged Jalisco cartel leader accused of drug trafficking and fuel smuggling arrested in Mexico
Iván Cazarín Molina, known as "The Tank," was arrested in Zapopan after U.S. sanctions tied him to El Mencho's inner circle within the CJNG.
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Both outlets frame the story as the arrest of alleged Jalisco cartel leader “El Tanque” in Mexico. CBS News is the only one to say authorities link him to a major fuel-theft network as well as homicides, kidnappings and drug trafficking. The Independent is alone in mentioning that the U.S. sanctioned El Tanque in 2024 and identifying him as Ivan Cazarin Molina.
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