Mexican soldiers have captured three top allies of Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman's brother, Aureliano Guzman Loera, in a joint operation with US intelligence.
The raid, which took place in Tamazula, a mountainous village near the Sinaloa-Durango border, resulted in the detention of 10 members of the Sinaloa cartel faction led by 'El Guano.'
Among those arrested were Aureliano's right-hand man, chief bodyguard, and financial and logistical aide, according to the defense secretary.
The operation was carried out with intelligence provided by the US and follows a previous deployment of Mexican marines in December to the same region.
The move comes amid tensions between Mexico and the US over the presence of two US agents in an anti-narcotics operation, which was carried out without the apparent approval of President Claudia Sheinbaum's administration.
