A federal judge ordered pretrial detention for five former officials from morelos municipalities accused of ties to the sinaloa cartel as part of operation enjambre.
A federal judge ordered pretrial detention for five former officials from atlatlahucan, yecapixtla and cuautla. Judge alejandro domínguez villapudua issued the ruling during a videoconference hearing.
The detainees include agustín toledano amaro, irving sánchez zavala, horacio zavaleta malacara, jonathan espinoza salinas and pablo portillo galicia. Authorities accuse them of organized crime and health crimes following a 2024 meeting with júpiter araujo bernard, alias el barbas.
Senator víctor mercado salgado acknowledged his closeness to three of the detainees and admitted they provided support during his campaign. President claudia sheinbaum announced an electoral reform initiative to prevent infiltration by candidates linked to organized crime.
