Zapopan is a city and municipality in Jalisco, part of the Guadalajara metro area, and the state’s second-largest city by population. In the news: a cartel leader linked to influencer killings was captured; a social media influencer was shot dead live on stream.
Senior CJNG figure Ramón Ángel Álvarez Ayala, known as El R-1, has been captured in Jalisco. Authorities say he organized Valeria Marquez’s murder in May 2025 and is connected to the November 2025 murder of Uruapan mayor Carlos Manzo. Gas-laden violence in Sinaloa and wider CJNG activity are intensifying. The case ties to multiple high-profile killings and a broader cartel war.