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Federal Judge Opens Trial for Los Metros Suspect in FGR Delegate’s Killing

Authorities say the case stems from a late-July fuel-theft bust that triggered a probe culminating in the suspect’s arrest on weapons and cartel-link evidence.

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Overview

  • A federal control judge formally linked Jareth Roberto “H” to the August 4 assassination of FGR delegate Ernesto Vásquez Reyna and ordered preventive detention at Cefereso No. 1 Altiplano.
  • Authorities arrested the suspect in Reynosa in flagrante possession of firearms, ammunition and drugs with support from the SSPC and Armed Forces.
  • Evidence presented in court includes cell-phone data that ties the defendant directly to the Los Metros faction of the Gulf Cartel.
  • Prosecutors received a four-month period for a complementary investigation as they prepare for trial in the delegate’s killing.
  • Investigators believe the attack was organized in retaliation for a late-July operation that seized over 1.8 million liters of stolen fuel in Tamaulipas.