Mexican authorities detained El Espíritu, second-in-command of the Chiapas-Guatemala Cartel—a CJNG front—in a major operation in Ocozocoautla, Chiapas, during the monitoring window from 12:45:58 AM to 3:15:51 AM on February 5, 2026. Security sources identified him as plaza boss and right-hand man of Juan Valdovinos, “El Señor de los Caballos,” according to All_Source_News. El Espíritu was arrested in the municipality of Ocozocoautla, as confirmed by security sources cited in the report posted within the two-hour 29-minute period. The Chiapas-Guatemala Cartel operates as a front for the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG). In a separate incident in the same region, terrorists left 10 decapitated human heads and a narco-message with threats in the parking lot of the City Express Hotel in Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, as reported by DerechaDiarioMX during the monitoring window. No direct connection between the detention and the Tuxtla Gutiérrez incident was stated in the sources. The events occurred across Chiapas amid ongoing cartel violence.
