CORRECTED — Mexicali 'Doble R' Arrest Was Mistaken Identity; Real El Doble R (Ricardo Ruiz Velasco) Confirmed At Large Aug 5

CORRECTION (confirmed via multiple outlets by Aug 5, 2026): The individual arrested in Mexicali, Baja California on March 11, 2026 was Ángel Javier 'N,' a Mexicali-based CJNG liaison who shares the nickname 'El Doble R'/'RR' — NOT Ricardo Ruiz Velasco, CJNG's Jalisco-based Grupo Élite/special-forces commander and the actual leading succession candidate. Ángel Javier 'N' was captured on an outstanding homicide, terrorist-acts, and armed-robbery warrant tied to Mexicali roadblock/arson disturbances following El Mencho's death; he had no established link to Jalisco heartland succession politics. Ricardo Ruiz Velasco — now identified by DOJ/DEA under the alias 'Tripa' — was confirmed still at large when the U.S. State Department placed a $10 million reward on him as part of the August 5, 2026 eight-leader CJNG reward package, formally correcting the record on his status nearly five months after the Mexicali arrest was first misreported as his capture.