Overview
- Federal agents detained Isidro Pastor Medrano at 12:50 p.m. on November 21 in the Nueva Santa María area on the Toluca–Metepec line, according to the National Arrest Registry.
- He was transferred to the Santiaguito prison in Almoloya de Juárez and placed at the disposal of a federal judge while his legal status is determined.
- The Attorney General’s Office is pursuing a case for alleged operations with resources of illicit origin, tied to a high‑value real‑estate acquisition and bank deposits with unproven source.
- Officials say the investigation forms part of a wider probe into suspected financial irregularities involving former State of Mexico officials, and no detailed public briefing has been issued yet.
- Pastor is a long‑time Edomex political operator who led the state PRI, served in Eruviel Ávila’s cabinet, and saw a 2017 independent gubernatorial bid canceled over questioned signatures.