By Miguel Rivera

According to Informado of Guadalajara, Ricardo Alvarez - older brother of Saul "Canelo" Alvarez, was arrested for illegal possession of a firearm on Thursday morning.

Based on the details, local authorities were sweeping the local vicinity in Zapopan, in search of a stolen vehicle. Ricardo was standing outside of a store and officers felt that he was acting suspiciously.

After searching him, a .380 glock was found tucked under his shirt with 13 shots in the clip. Alvarez was arrested and taken into custody to run a ballistics check on the weapon to ensure it was never used in a crime.

The weapon came up clean, but Ricardo will have to face a charge for illegally possessing the fireman.

Ricardo (24-3-3, 14KOs), 33-years-old, has not fought since last September. He defeated Rod Salka by majority decision in 2013 and that led to a March 2014 clash with Sergio Thompson on the undercard to the Canelo vs. Alfredo Angulo Showtime Pay-Per-View. He lost a close ten round decision. He came back in September on the undercard of a Golden Boy card in Texas and won an eight round decision over John Michael Johnson.