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Veracruz Mayor-Elect Robbed After Delivering Flood Aid on VeracruzTuxpan Highway

The assault followed a relief drop in Álamo Temapache, highlighting risks to responders in northern Veracruz.

Overview

  • René Omar Jaén of Movimiento Ciudadano said thieves using violence took a pickup truck, cameras and phones at a gas station near Tihuatlán.
  • He reported no injuries to his team and shared a video from the Totomoxtle toll area recounting the incident.
  • The convoy was returning at night after distributing donated supplies in three neighborhoods of Álamo Temapache.
  • Official figures cite about 300,000 people affected by the Río Cazones overflow in northern Veracruz, with 34 deaths and 14 missing.
  • Jaén, a clinical chemist and Universidad Veracruzana lecturer, is due to assume the Misantla mayoralty on January 1, 2026, and reports did not include investigative updates or arrests.