Overview
- State prosecutors opened an inquiry into Guadalupe y Calvo officials Esmeralda Pizarro Mendívil and Blanca Arleth Marín Escárcega.
- The videos depict Pizarro firing an FX-05 Xiuhcóatl rifle and Marín shooting a 9 mm semiautomatic pistol, models associated with the armed forces and the National Guard.
- Both recordings were posted to their WhatsApp status in the early hours of January 1 during New Year celebrations.
- Attorney General César Jáuregui Moreno said ministerial agents are gathering evidence and testimony to assess possible misuse of restricted weapons.
- Investigators are reviewing reports that the guns belonged to the mayor’s escorts, and note that unauthorized use could constitute a federal offense in the Triángulo Dorado region.