Overview
- Governor Alfredo Ramírez Bedolla named José Antonio Cruz Medina as secretary of public security and on Monday the state’s interior chief, Raúl Zepeda, formally gave him possession of the post.
- Ramsés Adalid Vega Sayabedra was appointed undersecretary of police operations after serving as head of the Auxiliary Police, bringing experience in intelligence and seven years in the Army.
- Juan Carlos Oseguera Cortés and José Ortega Silva were removed from their roles, with multiple outlets reporting that federal security chief Omar García Harfuch instructed Oseguera’s exit.
- State officials frame the shake-up as an intelligence-led reset to reinforce joint operations with the Army, Navy and National Guard under the federal–state security plan.
- Cruz Medina, recently vice prosecutor for intelligence in Michoacán and previously with the Federal Police and National Guard, is tasked with strengthening investigations following high-profile killings and protests.