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Michoacán to Appeal Release of 38 From Alleged La Luz del Mundo Training Camp

Federal authorities are pursuing a probe into the site’s weapons, purpose, alleged church links.

Overview

  • State security officials said they will seek, with the FGR, to overturn the ruling that freed 38 detainees picked up at a Vista Hermosa site.
  • The federal judge, Yaksi Kinari Alquicira Vázquez, found the arrests illegal due to a warrantless search, inconsistent detention times, and an 11-hour delay in transfer to federal custody.
  • Authorities say the group identified itself as Jahzer, reported as linked to La Luz del Mundo, and was encountered conducting tactical exercises at the property.
  • Items seized included one 9 mm handgun, 19 replica firearms, knives, tactical and communications gear, and a vehicle, with officials reporting weapons of exclusive military use among the evidence.
  • President Claudia Sheinbaum said the Security Cabinet and FGR are reviewing the judge’s decision and the camp’s activities, and officials report no detection of additional camps of this type.