The National Division against the Criminal Development of Gangs (Dipanda) seized an arsenal during a raid carried out this June 12 in the El Limón neighborhood, zone 18 of the capital, and captured an alleged member of the Solo Raperos clique, from Barrio 18.
The rifles and ammunition were seized following an investigation carried out by the General Subdirectorate of Criminal Investigation (SGIC) of the National Civil Police (PNC) and the Prosecutor’s Office against the Crime of Extortion of the Public Ministry (MP).
The investigations pointed to the purchase and transfer of the arsenal, which would have been coordinated by Ángel Haroldo Cu Mejicanos, alias “El Inquieto”, and Marlon Alexander Ochoa Mejía, alias “Blocky”, brother of Aldo Duppie Ochoa Mejíaalias “The Wolf“. Both ringleaders remain held in Renovation 2, formerly known as the Pretrial Annex for Men in zone 18.
During the operation in El Limón, Esvin Orlando Marroquín Flores, 48, alias “Peludo”, was captured, accused by the authorities of being a member of the Solo Raperos clique.
According to PNC records, Marroquín Flores has 10 records for robbery, assault, attempted robbery, possession for drug consumption, scandal in public, drug possession, scandal under the influence of drugs and drug consumption.
In the house, the PNC and the MP seized four rifles, a sniper rifle, two pistols, a revolver, 15 hoppers, 560 rifle ammunition, a cell phone and other objects that will be subjected to analysis.
According to the police report, it was not possible to verify the solvency of the weapons because the records were deleted or altered.
The authorities consider that the seizure strengthens ongoing investigations and contributes to preventing violent events related to criminal structures.
Possible attacks and plan to free “The Wolf”
The investigation methods of the PNC indicate that the weapons would be used to attack PNC agents and guards of the Penitentiary System. In addition, they would be part of a plan to free Aldo Duppie Ochoa Mejía, alias “El Lobo.”
The investigations also established that Cu Mejicanos, alias “El Inquieto”, and Ochoa Mejía, alias “Blocky”, brother of “El Lobo”, would have coordinated the acquisition and transfer of weapons to zone 18.
According to the investigation, the weapons were purchased and transferred to El Limón, zone 18. They would later be taken to Escuintla as part of a plan to favor the release of Ochoa Mejía, who He is being held, along with other leaders of Barrio 18 and the Mara Salvatrucha.in a restricted area of the Canada Penal Farm, in Escuintla.
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The role of “The Restless” and “Blocky”
PNC investigators identify Cu Mejicanos as one of Ochoa Mejía’s trusted men.
According to police reports, “El Inquieto” assumed control of the so-called Rueda del Barrio 18 after “El Lobo” was transferred to Renovación 1.
The authorities describe the Wheel as a structure made up of leaders from different cliques that coordinates decisions for Barrio 18.
The investigations also indicate that Cu Mejicanos coordinates extortion, hitman and drug dealing activities in sectors of zones 18 and 25 of the capital and in other parts of the country.
Separately, Marlon Alexander Ochoa Mejía, alias “Blocky”, is identified by the authorities as one of the main operators of the Solo Raperos clique and brother of “El Lobo”.
In October 2018, he was sentenced to 518 years in prison for his participation in an armed attack with explosives at the San Juan de Dios General Hospital, in which four people died and another 21 were injured.
Previous attempts to free ringleaders
According to the PNC, this seizure and the investigation related to the weapons located in zone 18 add to a series of investigations carried out during 2025 on an alleged plan to free leaders of Barrio 18.
The Police indicated that, after the transfer of several ringleaders from Fraijanes 2 to Renovación 1, on July 31, 2025, actions were detected that sought to facilitate an escape.
The investigations led to raids in Escuintla, where weapons, ammunition, grenades and other evidence were found that, according to the authorities, would be used to support prisoner escape.
Possible links between members of Barrio 18 and personnel of the Penitentiary System for the entry of weapons, cell phones and other prohibited objects were also documented.
On August 25, 2025, the PNC captured Édgar Rolando Contreras Velásquez, 42, and Mónica Contreras Barrutia, 49, at the Renovación 1 entrance. The couple was transporting rifle ammunition in the trunk of the vehicle and intended to take them to jail.
Contreras Velásquez, implicated in the death of Captain Byron Lima, and Contreras Barrutia, accused in a human trafficking case, are being investigated for their links with María Marta Castañeda Torres, current partner “el Lobo”.
On September 13, 2025, during a search in Renovación 1, the PNC located a pistol with the initials “SR”, which allegedly refer to the Solo Raperos clique. That same operation led to the capture of 10 prison guards investigated for possible collaboration with inmates.
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The escape of Fraijanes 2
After these alerts, on October 12, 2025, the authorities confirmed the escape of 20 members of Barrio 18 from the Fraijanes 2 prison.
On that occasion, the Public Ministry (MP) reported that the inmates had escaped between October 8 and 11 and that there were indications of internal and external support to carry out the escape.
The MP’s investigations determined that the prison’s surveillance cameras were manipulated and that there were no tunnels or structural damage that would evidence a forced escape.