Overview
- The body of Lázaro Francisco Luría was recovered on November 5 in a maize field off the Oteapan–Zaragoza road in southern Veracruz and was identified a day later.
- He had been reported kidnapped days earlier, and family members say captors demanded money that was allegedly paid before he was killed.
- Police and forensic reports describe fatal neck wounds caused by a sharp weapon, with some outlets reporting decapitation and visible signs of violence.
- The Veracruz state attorney general’s office is pursuing the case to identify and detain those responsible, with no arrests or confirmed motive announced.
- Luría served as interim mayor of Chinameca in 2012–2013 for the PAN after the removal of Martín Padua Zúñiga, who was detained over alleged ties to Los Zetas, and his wake is being held at his home per a local funeral notice.