Overview
- Federal security chief Omar García Harfuch announced the arrest of Rigoberto “N”, identified as a Los Blancos de Troya operative tied to collecting extortion payments from lime producers in Apatzingán.
- The Michoacán prosecutor said Bravo left Morelia on Sunday, changed vehicles in Apatzingán, was likely killed overnight, and was not in his assigned armored vehicle or with escorts when his body was found.
- The state attorney’s office reported Bravo was discovered inside his pickup on the Apatzingán–Los Tepetates route with signs of violence, and a necropsy concluded he died from a gunshot to the head.
- Authorities described the case as ongoing, with coordinated federal–state operations continuing and evidence from the detainee, including phones, under analysis.
- Bravo had recently led mobilizations to curb criminal ‘coyotes’ and improve prices for producers after repeatedly denouncing extortion in the Valle de Apatzingán.