Overview

• The Fiscalía General del Estado de Michoacán executed a judge-issued warrant to arrest Eder Israel “El Burras” in Morelia on July 19.
• He is the third person held in connection with the April 13 abduction and fatal shooting of student Carlos Eduardo C., whose body was found in Lagunillas on April 18.
• Álvaro “N” was linked to judicial proceedings in late April and Julio César “N” was detained on July 11 in coordination with Mexico City authorities.
• Investigators from the specialized prosecutor’s office for forced disappearances collected evidence that tied “El Burras” to the crime.
• The case underscores the FGE’s collaboration with federal and state agencies to tackle violence at rural teacher-training schools in Michoacán.