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Hernán Bermúdez Arrives in Mexico and Is Taken to Altiplano as FGR Expands Charges to Include Huachicol

The expulsion from Paraguay allowed Mexican agents to enforce updated arrest orders that add hydrocarbon crimes to the case.

Overview

  • Federal agents executed arrest warrants after his plane landed in Toluca around 19:00 on September 18, transferring him to Cefereso No. 1, Altiplano.
  • The FGR’s order cites organized crime with aims to commit offenses against health, arms trafficking, kidnapping and crimes related to hydrocarbons.
  • Paraguay expelled Bermúdez on September 17 for irregular stay after Mexico withdrew a detention-for-extradition request, facilitating his handover to Mexican authorities.
  • The same order names additional suspects, including Daniel “Prada,” José del Carmen “La Rana,” Savier Eduardo “N” and Manuel de Atocha “N.”
  • Leaked and official intelligence has long linked the ex–Tabasco security chief to La Barredora, a cell tied to CJNG and huachicol, with federal and state investigations ongoing.