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Tocumbo Protest Over Three Missing Men Escalates With Truck Set on Fire

Relatives vow to keep the highway closed until authorities deliver a credible update on the search.

Overview

  • Roughly 100 people blocked the TocumboPeribán road near the gas station by the bridge, halting traffic.
  • Demonstrators set a truck ablaze during the blockade, with local reports indicating additional vehicles were burned.
  • Families said they will not leave until the men are found or authorities provide verified information about their whereabouts.
  • The Michoacán prosecutor issued search notices for Luis Edgar Medina, Marco Antonio Cacho and Martín Jesús Cacho, last seen on September 12 in Chilchota, and asked residents to share tips at 800 614 2323.
  • Some local accounts mention a possible fourth missing man, identified as Francisco Ricardo, though prosecutors have not issued a search notice for him.