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SSPC Says Bravo Entered Lime Market Without Escorts as CJNG-Linked Suspect Is Arrested

Bravo had recently denounced extortion of citrus growers in Michoacán.

Overview

  • Mexico’s Security Ministry confirmed Bernardo Bravo dispensed with his three bodyguards and an armored vehicle upon entering the Tianguis Limonero in Apatzingán.
  • Bravo’s body was later found near Cenobio Moreno with signs of violence and a gunshot to the head, according to the Michoacán prosecutor’s office.
  • Rigoberto “N,” alias “El Plátano,” was detained in Cenobio Moreno with 25,000 pesos, three phones, and suspected drugs, and is being investigated for possible involvement in the killing.
  • SSPC chief Omar García Harfuch identified the detainee as a CJNG-allied operative responsible for collecting extortion payments from lime producers in the region.
  • State and federal authorities are taking statements from Bravo’s escorts, reconstructing his movements and calls from Sunday, and continuing coordinated forensic and investigative work.