Overview
- Federal agents detained Pastor at about 12:50 p.m. on November 21 in the Nueva Santa María area of Toluca/Metepec, according to the National Detention Registry.
- The arrest was executed under a judicial order for alleged operations with resources of illicit origin, attributed to an investigation by the FGR.
- He was transferred to the Santiaguito penitentiary in Almoloya de Juárez and placed at the disposal of a federal judge, with his legal status pending a hearing.
- Investigators cite unexplained bank deposits and financial movements in addition to the high‑value property purchase under review.
- Pastor previously led the PRI in the State of Mexico, held cabinet posts under Eruviel Ávila, and saw a 2017 independent gubernatorial bid canceled by the IEEM over irregular support signatures.