Mexican Army and National Guard arrested Serapio 'N', a Gulf Cartel regional boss affiliated with 'Los Rojos', along with three other individuals in Aldama, Tamaulipas, between 6:45:35 PM and 8:15:27 PM UTC on February 1, 2026, seizing weapons and explosives, according to @foro_militar. Serapio 'N' is linked to robberies, kidnappings, and extortions. During the same 90-minute window, Mexican Army and FGR raided a home in Culiacán's Guadalupe Victoria neighborhood, Sinaloa, confiscating 751 kg of methamphetamine, 25 kg of chemical precursor, and one property, as reported by @foro_militar. Separately, 1,190 Mexican Army members arrived in Sinaloa with three Black Hawk helicopters and two T6C-Texan aircraft to reinforce the search for kidnapped miners in Concordia, per the same source. Ongoing clashes were reported in Badiraguato, Sinaloa, between Guasave Cartel and Gente De Guano-Los Calabazas, with a video showing Guasave Cartel members displaying an M249 PARA machine gun, 40 mm grenade launchers, Barrett M82A1 sniper rifle, AR15/AK47 rifles, and a DJI FlyCart 30 drone, according to @idn__03. Fighting continued in Escuinapa, Sinaloa, between Mayito Flaco and Chapitos groups, as stated by @All_Source_News citing Zulu. These developments follow the prior military operation for kidnapped miners in Concordia, announced by Sinaloa Governor Rocha Moya that morning, during which an unidentified aircraft was sighted, per @idn__03. Earlier footage showed a Mayiza cartel DJI FlyCart 30 drone with munitions in Sinaloa. No official statements from Mexican authorities confirmed the new cartel clashes or drone displays during this period.
