Overview

• The 16 officers were detained on Oct. 7 by state investigators, the National Guard and the Pakal rapid‑reaction group, then placed before the Ministerio Público.
• Authorities report the group intercepted a state convoy on Oct. 6 at the Bachajón–Sitalá junction, forced agents out, and moved the detainee into a municipal patrol vehicle.
• The detainee was identified as Israel “N,” previously arrested on charges of gang activity and attacks on communication routes, who was being transported to Ocosingo for presentation to prosecutors.
• Officials said the response followed legal protocol under the Zero Impunity banner and pledged continued actions to protect due process in the region.
• Local media reported, without official confirmation, that the municipal police director was among those held and that the intervention aimed to assist a figure linked to the PT.