US EditionFormer Mexican Officer Iván Morales Killed in Ambush – A Symbol of Resistance Against Cartels – Knowhere News
- Iván Morales Corrales, a former Mexican police officer and symbol of resistance against cartels, was killed in an ambush on April 30, 2025, in Temixco, Morelos.
- Morales survived a brutal 2015 CJNG helicopter attack that severely burned him and ended his law enforcement career, leaving him with lasting physical damage.
- The CJNG, led by El Mencho, maintains violent control over territories and continues aggressive attacks targeting state forces, as experts confirm the group is stronger than before.
- Morales' life inspired many, and he was publicly honored by then-President Enrique Peña Nieto for his courage; he left behind two young children aged nine and four.
- Morales' death underscores ongoing violence related to cartel conflicts and highlights the challenges in capturing leaders like El Mencho, who faces a $15 million reward.
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Former Mexican Officer Iván Morales Killed in Ambush – A Symbol of Resistance Against Cartels – Knowhere News
A former Mexican police officer, Iván Morales Corrales, who became a symbol of resilience in the battle against drug cartels, tragically lost his life in an ambush on April 30. He had gained national recognition as the sole survivor of a 2015 helicopter attack carried out by the notorious Cártel Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG). Morales, 43, was driving a black truck when an SUV collided with him in the state of Morelos, about two and a half hour…
The Tragedy of Iván Morales, a Surviving Policeman and the Revenge of the Drug Trafficker
The elite of Mexican politics in line, with then President Enrique Peña Nieto in the middle, applauded among solemn gestures as a police officer in the gala uniform and the face deformed by fire advanced towards them. Upon arriving at Peña Nieto, the officer stopped, shook the leader’s hand and received a commemoration from him. On December 2015, former deputy officer of the former Federal Police Iván Morales Corrales was honored with honors: mo…
What recognition did Peña Nieto give to Iván Morales Corrales, ex-PF agent executed in Morelos?
A couple of hours before the decade of that failed operation that sought to capture Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, alias ‘El Mencho’, Iván Morales Corrales, one of the survivors, was shot in the Las Brisas division in Temixco, Morelos. According to some versions, Morales Corrales and his wife were traveling in a van when they were hit and a guy riding a motorcycle fired a gun at least 15 times before returning to the vehicle and escaping the main r…
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