Overview
- The Chiapas Congress swore in Eva Elia Guzmán as substitute municipal president after declaring the absence of Ernesto Cruz Díaz.
- Federal and state forces detained Ernesto Cruz Díaz on corruption and alleged criminal-link charges, and authorities report additional arrests including ex-síndica Anayeli “N” as well as the sitting síndica and the treasurer; the detainees are under extended constitutional terms as prosecutors seek to advance the case.
- The state fiscal said an extortion network operating from the municipal presidency charged between 1,000 and 10,000 pesos to business owners, market vendors and ranchers.
- Investigators report accredited patrimonial damage exceeding 10 million pesos and have opened inquiries into shell companies and potential illicit financing in the mayor’s re-election campaign.
- Security forces reviewed more than 150 municipal police in Cintalapa, Jiquipilas and Ocozocoautla, with 11 officers judicialized, and authorities say deployments have been reinforced in the area.