Overview
- Alejandro Gilmare Mendoza requested the constitutional term be extended to 144 hours, so a judge will rule on his legal status next week while he remains at Cefereso 1 Altiplano.
- Authorities accuse him in this case of organized crime and express kidnapping, with additional inquiries reported for homicide, extortion, drug dealing and property dispossession.
- His arrest followed an intelligence-led operation coordinated by the Security and Citizen Protection Ministry and FEMDO at a restaurant in Plaza Las Américas, Ecatepec.
- Simultaneous raids yielded weapons, documents and other evidence, and reports say Juana Ivette Ledezma—identified as his partner and an FGJEM employee—was detained as authorities build files on possible collusion.
- Images showing former Cuauhtémoc mayor Sandra Cuevas alongside the suspect circulated online; she acknowledged a friendship and work relationship and said she will file a complaint against journalist Carlos Jiménez under the Ley Olimpia.