The General Prosecutor's Office of the State of Mexico secured 15 sentences against 20 former public servants detained in Operation Enjambre, totaling 1,146 years in prison for crimes including homicide, kidnapping, and extortion. Some convicts collaborated with cartels such as La Familia Michoacana and the Jalisco New Generation Cartel. The sentences cover municipalities like Nicolás Romero, Amanalco, and Tlatlaya.
Operation Enjambre, launched on November 22, 2024, by the Government of Mexico and the state prosecutor's office, stemmed from the discovery of remains of 10 people in water wells in Nicolás Romero in April 2024. This led to the initial arrest of 11 local police officers, identified as probable perpetrators along with other commanders and officials from various State of Mexico municipalities.
Among the convicted is María Elena Martínez Robles, former municipal president of Amanalco de Becerra, who received 70 years in prison on December 16, 2025, for homicide. Adrián Mauricio Sánchez Mitre, former public security commissioner of Nicolás Romero, totals 190 years: 40 for homicide in January 2026 and 150 for express kidnapping on April 22, 2026. Others like Luis Ángel Nicolás Santos from Tlatlaya and Ellery Guadalupe Figueroa Macedo from Tonatico each received 50 years for kidnappings.
Seven Nicolás Romero police officers, including Jesús Fernando Vega Mondragón and others, were sentenced to 46 years and six months each for qualified homicide on April 14, 2026. Rafael Goribar Martínez and Vianey Analleli Palafox Acuña from Ecatepec also received 47 years for homicide.
The prosecutor's office reported crimes including forced disappearance, as in the case of Eulises González Hernández from Acambay, with sentences of 68 years and six months and 47 years and six months. These cases mark a strike against organized crime infiltration in municipal police and officials.
