Overview
- State police detained José Alberto Abud Flores around 9:30 a.m. on Avenida López Mateos after a citizen report of armed persons, with the arrest logged in the National Detention Registry.
- The state prosecutor said officers found several packets with white powder, apparently cocaine, and indicated the case is being handled as simple possession.
- Abud Flores, his wife, and his driver were taken into custody; after being presented to the state prosecutor, local reports indicated a transfer to the Cereso in Kobén.
- In an overnight session held at the Campeche XXI convention center, the university council removed Abud Flores and appointed Fanny Guillermo Maldonado as rector.
- UACAM condemned the detention as interference and demanded his release, while ANUIES urged authorities to respect autonomy and due process against a tense political backdrop that includes recent arrests of another former rector in the state.