Mexican authorities arrested a person Tuesday who’s accused of being concerned in planning and ordering the deadly taking pictures of the mayor of a Mexican state throughout a public occasion earlier this month.
The suspect, recognized as Jorge Armando N., was arrested Tuesday afternoon, Mexico’s Public Safety Secretary Omar García Harfuch mentioned at a information convention.
The person allegedly directed members of a felony cell by way of an encrypted messaging app, issuing orders to surveil Carlos Manzo, the mayor of Uruapan within the western state of Michoacan, observe his actions and perform the assault, Garcia Harfuch mentioned.
Authorities mentioned that two people who have been a part of this cell, recognized as Fernando Josué N. and Ramiro N., have been later discovered lifeless on a freeway on Nov. 10, allegedly to stop the event of the investigations.
García Harfuch mentioned Wednesday that Armando N. was one of many leaders of a cell of the highly effective Jalisco New Era Cartel, which was designated by the Trump administration earlier this 12 months as a overseas terrorist group.
Manzo was killed in an assault within the metropolis middle on Nov. 1 throughout an occasion marking the Day of the Lifeless. Mexican authorities beforehand reported that two others concerned within the assault had been arrested, and one of many assailants had died, the nationwide public safety company mentioned.
Manzo took workplace as mayor in September 2024 and at instances joined road safety patrols whereas carrying a bulletproof vest. In a video he posted from a June patrol, he known as on the federal authorities to step up efforts to struggle violent crime.
Michoacan state has for years suffered violence from highly effective drug cartels working within the agricultural area, looking for to extort farmers.
Final month, Bernardo Bravo, a pacesetter of lime growers in Michoacan, was killed after repeatedly denouncing in current months the extortion calls for of organized crime on producers.
