Armando Gomez Nunez, known as “Delta “Delta 1,” one of the most powerful armed operators of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), was arrested for the third time in the Guadalajara metropolitan area while driving a Lamborghini Urus, a high-end vehicle that contrasted sharply with the criminal profile authorities have attributed to him for years. The arrest occurred Thursday morning around 9:40 a.m., according to the National Registry of Detentions. Although the official report did not specify the exact location, accounts agree that the arrest took place on the border with the municipality of Zapopan. According to the news site El Occidental, the arrest followed surveillance that allowed authorities to locate “Delta 1” driving through the streets of Zapopan. The scene drew attention due to the use of a luxury car, uncommon even among prominent figures in organized crime in Jalisco. Armando Gomez's trajectory within the CJNG dates back to at least 2018, when his name began appearing in investigations into high-impact armed attacks in Guadalajara. Federal sources place him as the head of the cell known as "Los Deltas," a group accused of operating as the cartel's shock troops in the metropolitan area and surrounding municipalities. This is his third arrest. According to Infobae, this is not the first time the alleged leader has been captured. The first arrest occurred in June 2020 in Guadalajara. Despite the significance of the arrest, he was released shortly afterward, without the reasons being publicly explained. The second arrest took place on October 28, 2024, in an area near where he had been captured years earlier. On that occasion, authorities reported the seizure of a rifle, ammunition, and more than a kilogram of methamphetamine. Months later, he was granted house arrest, a decision that drew criticism due to the detainee's background.

Investigations cited by the newspaper Milenio place “Delta 1” as one of the trusted men in the CJNG's regional structure and link him to the attack against former prosecutor Luis Carlos Najera, which occurred in May 2018 in the Chapultepec area, as well as other attacks that marked episodes of violence in Jalisco.

In addition, his name has been repeatedly mentioned in lines of investigation into the assassination of former governor Jorge Aristoteles Sandoval Diaz, perpetrated in December 2020 in Puerto Vallarta. Although there is no formal accusation against him in that case, authorities have identified him as a possible key operative.

With this third arrest, Gomez Nunez is once again under federal custody.

His record, marked by previous arrests and subsequent releases, has made him a symbol of the challenges authorities face against high-ranking figures in organized crime.

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