Image missing.
Mexican mayor arrested over alleged links to cartel training camp

created: May 5, 2025, 11:22 a.m. | updated: May 6, 2025, 2:26 p.m.

Mexican mayor arrested over alleged links to cartel training camp1 day ago Share Save Vanessa Buschschlüter BBC News Share SaveReuters Forensic teams gathered evidence at the siteProsecutors in Mexico have arrested the mayor of Teuchitlán in western Jalisco state as part of their investigation into a nearby cartel training site. The mayor, José Murguía Santiago, is suspected of colluding with the New Generation Jalisco Cartel (CJNG), which he has denied. The discovery by people searching for their missing relatives of what appeared to be evidence of mass killings at the site shocked the country, where cartel violence is rife. Read: Ovens and bone fragments - BBC visits Mexican cartel 'extermination' site Mexico's Attorney-General Alejandro Gertz gave a news conference last week updating journalists on the federal investigation into the ranch. Reuters Activists searching for missing relatives said they want a "real" investigation into what happened at the ranch

1 month, 2 weeks ago: BBC News