Mexican authorities have arrested Ramon Angel, the suspected mastermind behind the November 2025 assassination of Uruapan Mayor Carlos Manzo, Security Minister Omar García Harfuch announced Thursday.
Angel, known by the alias "El R1," leads Los Rs, a violent criminal cell affiliated with the Jalisco New Generation Cartel operating across Michoacán and Jalisco states. The arrest followed months of intelligence work in a joint operation involving police, military, and special forces.
Manzo was shot six times in public during Day of the Dead celebrations on November 1, 2025, dying later in hospital. The killing sparked nationwide protests and prompted the government to launch the Michoacán Plan for Peace and Justice. Thirty-one people have now been arrested in connection with the murder. Manzo had requested federal protection that never arrived.