Overview
- Governor Alfredo Ramírez Bedolla appointed José Antonio Cruz Medina as public security secretary, removing Juan Carlos Oseguera Cortés from the post.
- Ramsés Adalid Vega Sayabedra was named subsecretary of police operations, replacing José Ortega Silva after his tenure as head of the Auxiliary Police.
- The government said the changes align with federal coordination to tighten operations under President Claudia Sheinbaum’s security strategy for the state.
- Cruz Medina brings experience in intelligence and policing across the Michoacán state prosecutor’s office, the National Guard and the former Federal Police, with reporting linking him closely to federal security chief Omar García Harfuch.
- The overhaul follows weeks of protests after high-profile killings, including Uruapan mayor Carlos Manzo and agricultural leader Bernardo Bravo, with local outlets reporting attempted smear efforts against Cruz by allies of the ousted leadership.