Overview

• Authorities said Hugo “N”, an active Mexicali municipal police officer, was arrested with his brother during a court-ordered raid by the State Investigation Agency.
• Investigators traced a black Kia Forte using C5 surveillance cameras to identify a related residence where the suspects were located.
• Firearms were found at the site of the raid and officials said their registration status is under review.
• The Baja California attorney general stated that no line of inquiry is being ruled out and that details will be reserved to protect the investigation and due process.
• Heras was attacked outside the Casa Créala studio around 7:59 a.m. on August 25 by two men posing as street cleaners who shouted a threat linked to his work; he filed a complaint, the state rights commission opened a case, and he has rejected assigned protection while demanding to know who ordered the attack.