Overview

• José Ramón “N” was detained on an arrest warrant by Policía Ministerial as the fifth alleged participant in the case.
• He was presented to a control judge, formally imputed by the Fiscalía Regional Tuxpan, and ordered into pretrial detention under case 116/2025.
• State prosecutors said four other suspects were previously linked to the process and remain in preventive custody for aggravated kidnapping.
• Irma Hernández, a 62-year-old retired teacher and taxi driver from Álamo Temapache, was abducted and coerced into recording the extortion video.
• The FGE reported that Hernández died from torture and aggression, and investigators continue pursuing the broader criminal network.