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Wounded "R2" leaves Zapopan raid under armed ambulance escort

Live footage shows the medical transfer of the suspected cartel cell leader, while the broadcast reports 19 other arrests.

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Trasladan al 'R2', tras resultar herido en operativo en Zapopan, Jalisco

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0:14Medical staff and security personnel place the wounded man on a stretcher and move him into an ambulance.
1:37David Acosta says he has received confirmation that the patient is Rafael "N," alias "R2."
2:04The presenter reads a DEA statement praising Mexican authorities for the arrest.
4:11Acosta reports gunfire at a restaurant around 2 p.m. and the seizure of two vehicles.
5:25Security vehicles begin escorting the SAMU ambulance through Circunvalación Vallarta.
6:00The presenter reports that another 19 people were detained during the operation.

Medical workers lift a wounded man onto a stretcher and into an ambulance as armed security personnel surround them. Reporter David Acosta then receives confirmation: the patient is Rafael "N," known as "R2," detained during a federal operation in Zapopan, western Mexico.

Mexico's NMás follows the transfer live, showing the ambulance leaving with a security convoy through the Circunvalación Vallarta neighborhood. Navy, National Guard, army and state police personnel appear alongside medical staff from Jalisco's SAMU emergency service.

The broadcast identifies Rafael as a suspected leader of Los R8, a cell of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, commonly abbreviated as CJNG. Zapopan forms part of the Guadalajara metropolitan area in the state of Jalisco.

Acosta reports that gunfire began at about 2 p.m. at a restaurant serving Asian food and that two vehicles were seized. The studio presenter says another 19 people were detained inside the property. Later in the live report, Acosta says security personnel remain inside and he has not seen anyone else emerge.

The presenter also reads a statement attributed to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, which names the detainee as Rafael Álvarez Ayala and praises the Mexican authorities for his arrest. Separately, the presenter says he is suspected of involvement in the killing of former Uruapan mayor Carlos Manzo. That connection is presented as an allegation, not a finding of guilt.

The report is titled "Trasladan al 'R2', tras resultar herido en operativo en Zapopan, Jalisco," meaning "'R2' transferred after being wounded in operation in Zapopan, Jalisco." Its closing images follow the heavily escorted ambulance along a main avenue.