Officers from the Secretariat of Security and Citizen Protection detained Yesenia ‘N’, personal secretary to Uruapan's mayor Grecia Quiroz, for her alleged link to the murder of former mayor Carlos Manzo on November 1, 2025. The arrest took place on January 8, 2026, in municipal offices. She was handed over to the Narcotics Investigation and Prosecution Unit of Michoacán's Attorney General's Office.
The murder of Carlos Manzo, founder of the Movimiento del Sombrero, took place on November 1, 2025, during a Day of the Dead festival in Uruapan, Michoacán. Manzo, who became mayor in 2024, had federal and municipal protection reinforced from early 2025, according to Security Secretary Omar García Harfuch. After his death, his widow, Grecia Quiroz, assumed the mayoralty.
Yesenia ‘N’, a law graduate from the Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo with specializations in Procedural Law and Political Science, joined Manzo's cabinet in September 2024 as personal secretary. On July 21, 2024, Manzo described her on social media as a “prepared, responsible, hardworking, entrepreneurial woman characterized by her social sensitivity”. Following the homicide, Yesenia posted on Facebook: “He was gone, my leader and friend. Fly high, Carlos Manzo”. Days later, supporting Quiroz's swearing-in, she wrote: “A ceremony filled with deep feeling, anger, helplessness, but also much hope”.
Yesenia ‘N's detention on January 8, 2026, in Quiroz's office stemmed from an arrest warrant tied to the case. Sources point to chats in the probe against Jorge Armando ‘N’, alias ‘El Licenciado’, leader of a CJNG cell, revealing possible information from someone close to Manzo about his movements on the attack night. So far, neither Michoacán's Attorney General's Office nor federal authorities have specified charges.
In parallel developments, García Harfuch announced the dismantling of the CJNG cell responsible. Three attackers were identified as deceased: Víctor Manuel ‘N’ at the scene, and Ramiro ‘N’ and Fernando Josué ‘N’ on a highway. Arrests include ‘El Licenciado’ in Morelia, Ricardo ‘N’, Jasiel Antonio ‘N’ alias ‘El Pelón’, Gerardo ‘N’, and Alejandro Baruc ‘N’. Seven of Manzo's bodyguards were previously detained. The crime sparked protests over insecurity in Mexico, where groups like CJNG, Los Caballeros Templarios, Los Viagras, Pueblos Unidos, and Los Blancos de Troya operate in Uruapan.