Arrest warrant issued for "El R1," man close to "El Mencho"; he files injunction against extradition to the US

A federal judge issued a provisional arrest warrant with extradition purposes against Ramón Ángel Álvarez Ayala, "El R1," one of the collaborators and trusted men of the late leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, "El Mencho," who is wanted by the United States government. The judicial order was issued on November 10 by Ricardo Alfonso Santos Dorantes, control judge of the Federal Criminal Justice Center in Almoloya de Juárez, State of Mexico, in extradition case 3/2026, according to judicial records. "El R1" is being held at the Altiplano prison, after being linked to prosecution for the crimes of carrying a firearm, possession of cartridges, both for the exclusive use of the armed forces, and crimes against health, after being detained by federal forces. He was also prosecuted for his involvement in the murder of Carlos Manzo, mayor of Uruapan, Michoacán. Álvarez Ayala, one of the leaders of the criminal cell "Los Rs," filed an injunction (amparo) to stop his transfer to the American justice system, where he faces drug trafficking and money laundering charges. In his complaint, the Michoacán native accused the International Procedures Unit of the Attorney General's Office (FGR) of executing the extradition order and carrying out or instructing banishment, expulsion, and his delivery to the United States, without exhausting the judicial processes of extradition case 3/2026. However, the First District Court in Criminal Matters flatly dismissed his request for legal protection because the challenged acts do not constitute the final resolution of the extradition proceeding. "In the specific case, in what is relevant here, the complainant essentially claims THE PROVISIONAL ORDER FOR EXTRADITION PURPOSES AND ITS EXECUTION. In this order of ideas, it is evident that the acts previously highlighted do not constitute the final resolution of the extradition proceeding, but rather, in any case, could be observed as violations committed during the proceeding, against which, in terms of the aforementioned numerals of the law on the matter, the injunction is improper," the judge stated in an agreement published on Friday. In July of this year, military forces detained Ramón Ángel Álvarez Ayala, "El R1," in the municipality of Atotonilco El Alto, Jalisco, as the main suspect in the murder of Carlos Manzo. "El R1" and his brothers Rafael Álvarez Ayala, "R-2," and Jesús Álvarez Ayala, were first detained in September 2012, during an Army operation in Guadalajara and Zapopan, Jalisco. According to investigations carried out during the government of former president Felipe Calderón, Ramón Ángel Álvarez Ayala, "El R1," came to be the second most important man in the structure of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG). After the detention of Nicolás Balcázar López, "El Bronco," "El R1" became the main collaborator and trusted man of "El Mencho," who entrusted him with control of drug trafficking in the Guadalajara metropolitan area and the northern zone of the state of Jalisco. A week ago, Rafael Álvarez Ayala, alias "El R2," was detained by FGR and Navy personnel at a restaurant in the municipality of Zapopan, Jalisco. You may be interested in: 5,000 homicides go missing; underreporting reaches 17% "Raptor," regional boss in Colima and Jalisco, detained in Guadalajara Mexico faces a public debt that will continue growing, says México Evalúa; estimates an increase to 56.4% of GDP by 2030 Join our channel! EL UNIVERSAL is now on WhatsApp! From your mobile device, find out the most relevant news of the day, opinion articles, entertainment, trends and more. nro