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Weekly Report - 08 May 2025 (WR-25-18)
MEXICO: Teuchitlán mayor arrested
Federal authorities in Mexico have arrested the mayor of Teuchitlán municipality, Jalisco state, as part of an investigation into a cartel training and recruitment site discovered by a local search collective in March [WR-25-10]. The arrest points to links between the group believed to have operated the site, the Cártel Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG), and local authorities. The arrest will likely put pressure on the state government led by Governor Pablo Lemus, who hails from the same party as the mayor, adding to existing questions around the earlier discovery of the site by state authorities in 2024. This comes as tensions are also running high between the search collective that found the site and the federal attorney general, Alejandro Gertz Manero.
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