April 25, 2016
Uruguayan authorities have arrested several suspects linked to Mexico crime group Los Cuinis, a move that could shed light on some previously obscure aspects of the organization’s international operations.
On April 22, police in Montevideo detained 11 people, including Mexican citizen Gerardo González Valencia. According to Uruguayan newsweekly Búsqueda, Gerardo is the brother of Abigael González Valencia, the alleged leader of Los Cuinis — a relatively little-known organization thought to maintain an alliance with the powerful Jalisco Cartel – New Generation (CJNG).
In a previous investigation based on documents obtained through the “Panama Papers” mega-leak, Búsqueda reported that Gerardo González Valencia and a woman identified as his wife, Wendy Delaithy Amaral Arévalo, had ties to two companies established by the now-infamous Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca.