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A Gulf Cartel plaza boss is among 36 people arrested in a series of operations by Mexican authorities in Miguel Aleman and Reynosa.

The Mexican Navy (SEMAR) confirmed the arrest of Ricardo Salazar-Pequeño on Monday morning.

SEMAR officials identified Salazar-Pequeño as the Gulf Cartel's boss for Miguel Aleman, a border town across the Rio Grande from Roma, Texas.

Authorities said a series of operations started off on Wednesday, October 5th and ended with 11 gunmen being killed and the arrests of Salazar-Pequeño and 35 others.

SEMAR officials the first raids took place in the Colonias Villas del Roble, Las Haciendas y Chapultepec of Reynosa where marines arrested:

• Víctor Jiménez Ramos (a) “Marrano”
• Mario E. Segura Castillo
• Jorge A. Gómez Gómez,
• Ernesto Vargas Bonilla (a) “Neto”
• Gabriela Gómez Robles (a) “Gaby”
• Antonio Estrada
• Juan Lozano Vanegaz (a) “Bombón”

Investigators said the first two suspects were involved with street-level drug dealing while the next three were Gulf Cartel members and the other two were scouts.

Marines seized a combined 401 packets with more than 4 metric tons of marijuana in the Poblado Arturo Flores and Poblado Argüelles.

SEMAR officials reported that one gun battle win the Colonia Lindavista of Miguel Aleman ended with one gunmen being killed and seven arrested:

• Iván Antonio Medellín Díaz, (a) “El Flaco”
• Luis Fernando Morales López
• Fredy Emilio Cano Carranza
• Arturo Díaz Rodríguez
• Armando Elías García
• Víctor Alvarado Bolbito
• Erick Omar González García

Another gun battle in the Fraccionamiento San German ended with 10 gunmen killed and Salazar-Pequeño and 21 other people being arrested:

• David Federico Vigil
• Jesús Mata Paz
• Genaro Herrera González
• Genaro Martínez Pérez
• Melvin Josué Vázquez
• José Alberto Ríos Villanueva
• Miguel Ángel Paz Escalante
• Alfredo Ortiz Ríos
• Jorge Rodolfo Félix Ocaña
• Juan Manuel Dimas Acevedo
• Fredy  Yabani González Méndez
• Osualo Zavala Vargas
• Luis Slberto Chi Nic
• Gerardo Daniel Ávila Ruiz
• Israel Piedra Jiménez
• Irvin Emanuel Compaen Guevara
• Jorge Luis Ruiz Ovalle
• Javier Alexis Gamez Silva
• Milton Roberto Niño Méndez
• José Manuel Matcher Chi Nic
• César Salvador Martínez Pimentel.
• Ricardo Salazar Pequeño

Authorities seized 65 assault rifles, grenades, grenade launchers, ammunition and other heavy artillery items in all the operations.