Overview
- Prosecutors say an extortion ring operated from the municipal presidency, charging 1,000 to 10,000 pesos to business owners, market vendors and ranchers with help from violent groups and complicit officials.
- Congress named Eva Elia Guzmán as substitute municipal president and seated Eva María Morales as a councilor to maintain representation and governability.
- Investigators report patrimonial damage exceeding 10 million pesos, with audits probing possible shell companies, money laundering and illicit financing in the mayor’s reelection campaign.
- Authorities reviewed more than 150 municipal police across Cintalapa, Jiquipilas and Ocozocoautla, judicializing 11 officers and reinforcing security with federal and state forces.
- Alongside the mayor, former officials Anayeli Reyes and Reynol Valencia Cruz were detained on abuse-of-function and related charges as their legal status moves toward potential prosecution.