Overview

• A coordinated August 14 operation by FGJEM with support from Interpol México, Secretaría de Marina, SSPC and other federal bodies led to arrests at Cancún International Airport
• Alejandro Germán ‘N’, his wife Alejandra ‘N’, their son Germán ‘N’ and associate Othón ‘N’ were transferred to the Centro Penitenciario y de Reinserción Social de Tlalnepantla
• Prosecutors are building a case for probable homicidio calificado en grado de tentativa based on the viral video, witness testimonies and a complaint by instructor Israel Morales Hernández
• The detainees presented copies of amparo protection writs during processing, a procedural detail that has not halted the progression of the investigation
• Under Estado de México law an attempted qualified homicide conviction carries between one and two thirds of the 40–70 year penalty range, potentially resulting in decades-long sentences