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Paraguay Arrest Highlights Manhunt and Political Fallout in Tabasco Security Case

Gerardo Bermúdez Arreola’s detention in Paraguay represents a key enforcement milestone overshadowed by conflicting judicial orders on his fugitive uncle’s arrest

Overview

  • Hernán Bermúdez Requena remains at large under an active Interpol red notice as federal and state authorities intensify the search.
  • Paraguayan authorities arrested Gerardo Bermúdez Arreola on charges of illegal sports betting linked to family-run gambling enterprises.
  • Security forces have detained at least nine alleged operatives of La Barredora since mid-year, weakening the criminal network in Tabasco.
  • Federal courts in Tabasco and Baja California have issued and modified amparo orders over Bermúdez Requena’s arrest warrants, creating legal uncertainty.
  • President Claudia Sheinbaum and Morena leader Luisa María Alcalde Luján have pledged no impunity in the case while opposition lawmakers press Senator Adán Augusto López Hernández for accountability.