Mexico arrests suspected gang leader accused of ordering mayor’s killing
Authorities say the arrest is tied to a wider probe that has already led to 31 detentions, including a 17-year-old suspected gunman.
- On Thursday, Security Minister Omar Garcia announced the arrest of Ramon Angel, alias "El R1," for allegedly ordering the 2025 assassination of Uruapan Mayor Carlos Manzo in Michoacan.
- Manzo was killed in November 2025 after publicly criticizing the Mexican government's inaction against regional crime, shocking the country and triggering widespread protests against insecurity.
- Angel is the suspected leader of "Los Rs," a cell allegedly linked to the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, Garcia said; at least 31 people have been arrested linked to the case.
- President Claudia Sheinbaum announced a plan to combat crime in Michoacan following the killing, deploying more than 10,500 security force members to the region.
- Grecia Quiroz succeeded her husband, Manzo, as mayor of Uruapan, while the investigation into the cartel-linked group remains ongoing as authorities pursue justice for the slain mayor.
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Governor Alfredo Ramírez Bedolla highlighted the arrest of Ramón Ángel Álvarez Ayala “R1′′, as it is a message against impunity in Michoacán. “Let it be clear: in our state there will be no room for impunity. Whoever attacks the tranquility of the Michoacanos must face the action of justice.” Alfredo Ramírez Bedolla, governor of MichoacánAs well as Alfredo Ramírez Bedolla highlighted that the arrest that took place in Atotonilco el Alto, Jalisco…
Mexico captures alleged mastermind behind killing of ‘Robin Hood’ mayor
MEXICO CITY, July 31 — Mexico said on Thursday it captured the alleged brains behind the assassination of a beloved hard-on-crime mayor last November in a killing that ignited international outrage.Mexico’s Security Secretary Omar Garcia Harfuch explained that the suspect was the leader of an armed group working for the powerful Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), saying he was the mastermind behind the killing of Carlos Manzo in November 2025…
The Rs” have directly extorted producers, entrepreneurs and families from different regions of Michoacán,
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Diario CorreoMexico City. Mexico reported Thursday the arrest of the alleged intellectual author of the murder of a mayor at the hands of the powerful Jalisco Nueva Generación Cartel (CJNG). Security Secretary Omar García Harfuch explained that the detainee was head of a group of hit men in the service of the cartel and the mind behind the shooting death of Carlos Manzo in November 2025.The case shook Mexico. Manzo was mayor of Uruapán, a city located in the…
Mexico arrests suspected gang leader accused of ordering mayor’s killing
MEXICO CITY, July 30 (Reuters) - The alleged leader of a criminal cell linked to Mexico's powerful Jalisco New Generation Cartel has been arrested for ordering the assassination of a mayor in Michoacan state, Security Minister Omar Garcia said in a p...
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