El Terrible, Plaza boss of CJNG in Colima arrested

Translated by Otis B Fly-Wheel for Borderland Beat from a Milenio article

Subject Matter: Ivan Margarito Esquivel Garcia, CJNG, Colima
Recommendation: No prior subject matter knowledge required

Reporter: Ruben Mosso
Ivan Margarito Esquivel Garcia, El Terry or El Terrible, cell boss of the CJNG that operates in the Colima region of the Tierra Caliente, Michoacan, was detained by elements of the investigation agency of the PGR.

The subject, identified by authorities as violent and dangerous, has been alleged to be responsible for the homicides of agents of the PGR in Colima, as well as the execution of Carlos Sierra Santana, La Sopa, leader and founder of the criminal group Los Viagras on the 4th of March on the outskirts of the towns of Agulilila and Buenavista in Michoacan. (Otis: see link to article on his death)

After carrying out the homicide of Carlos Sierra Santana, Esquivel Garcia fled from Michoacan to Colima.

It is known that he is in charge of the dispute for the zone of Michoacan against the group Los Viagras, led by Nicolas Sierra Santana, El Gordo, or El Coruco.

El Terry has an arrest warrant against him for qualified homicide, authorised by the State Judicial authorities of Colima.

His capture was realized in the Vincente Guerrero colonia, in Colima city, during an operation carried out, he was captured without a shot being fired.

Original article in Spanish at Milenio