Former police director of Tabasco falls; doubled in La Barredora

Leyva Ávalos was director of the Tabasco Police in 2021 and is accused of belonging to “La Barredora”, the criminal group led by Hernán Bermúdez Requena in the region, related to extortion, kidnapping, drug sales and homicides.

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Mexico City, October 30 (However).– Leonardo Arturo Leyva Ávalosthe andxpolice director of Tabasco and pointed out as alleged integral of the criminal group “La Barredora”was arrested in Chiapas by federal forces, reported the Security Secretary, Omar García Harfuch.

“Yesterday, Leonardo Arturo ‘N’ was arrested, identified as a member of a criminal group related to extortion of merchants, kidnapping, drug sales and homicides in Tabasco. Said subject served as general director of the Tabasco State Police in 2021,” Harfuch reported on social networks this Thursday morning.

Through security tours in the Social Welfare neighborhood, in Tuxtla Gutiérrez, the capital of Chiapas, elements from different federal and local agencies identified and stopped Leyva Ávalos. “The 55-year-old detainee was informed of his legal rights and was placed at the disposal of the corresponding Public Ministry agent, who will determine his legal situation,” the Security Cabinet detailed in a statement. statement.

Yesterday, Leonardo Arturo “N” was arrested, identified as a member of a criminal group related to extortion of merchants, kidnapping, drug sales and homicides in Tabasco.
Said subject served as general director of the Tabasco State Police in… pic.twitter.com/comU89hRfm

— Omar H Garcia Harfuch (@OHarfuch) October 30, 2025

Elements from the Secretariat of National Defense (Sedena), Secretariat of the Navy (Semar), Secretariat of Security and Citizen Protection (SSPC), Attorney General’s Office (FGR), National Guard (GN), in coordination with the Secretariats of Security and Prosecutor’s Offices of Tabasco and Chiapas, participated in the operation in Chiapas to capture the former director of the Tabasco Police.

García Harfuch also thanked the Governor of Chiapas, Eduardo Ramírez, and the Pakal Immediate Reaction Force for their collaboration in this arrest, which the Secretary stated “will contribute to reducing violence in the entity.”