Overview
- Judge Guadalupe Beatriz Martínez Taboada ordered José Alberto Abud Flores and two aides to face a case for simple drug possession in the narcomenudeo category after a five‑hour hearing.
- The three defendants will remain free but must sign in periodically and are barred from leaving Campeche, with Abud permitted to sign at the court rather than the state security office.
- Defense attorney Edwin Trejo alleges police planted the narcotics and says authorities have not produced bodycam videos from the January 12 arrest inside the UACAM campus.
- The defense will seek an amparo to challenge the linkage to process and the precautionary measures imposed by the court.
- Police cite a citizen tip that led to a vehicle search and a reported drug find, while the state government denies interference as political figures allege retaliation linked to disputes with Governor Layda Sansores.