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Campeche University Rector Detained on Drug Possession Allegation

Prosecutors say the case involves simple drug possession following a police stop prompted by a report of armed occupants.

Overview

  • The National Detention Registry lists José Alberto Abud Flores’s arrest on January 12 in San Francisco de Campeche on Avenida López Mateos, carried out under an arrest warrant.
  • The state attorney general, Jackson Villacís Rosado, linked the case to simple possession after officers searched a vehicle reported to have armed occupants and said the rector, his wife, and his driver were detained.
  • Proceso reports state police from Campeche’s Secretariat of Citizen Protection executed the arrest documented by the registry.
  • Authorities recorded his transfer to the state prosecutor’s office, with reporting that he was later moved to the Koben social rehabilitation center.
  • The Universidad Autónoma de Campeche condemned the detention, demanded his immediate release, and accused outside actors of trying to convene a session to remove him, calling it a breach of university autonomy.