José Luis Abarca: Former Mayor of Iguala Transferred to Prison in Coahuila, Linked to the Ayotzinapa Case

Mexico City.- The Federal Prison System transferred the former mayor of Iguala José Luis Abarca from the Altiplano Prison, in the State of Mexico, to the Federal Center for Social Reintegration Number 18, in Ramos Arizpe, Coahuila. Federal authorities carried out the transfer since last April 30, according to a report given by the Directorate of the Altiplano to Raquel Duarte Cedillo, Second District Judge in Criminal Matters of Toluca. This is …

The former mayor of Iguala, José Luis Abarca, linked to the Ayotzinapa case, was transferred to the Federal Center for Social Reintegration Number Eighteen, in Coahuila.According to the reports, José Luis Abarca was transferred from the maximum security prison of the Altiplano, in the State of Mexico, where he remained for more than 10 years accused of: Organized crime crimes Operations with resources of illicit originIt is known that José Luis …

On April 30, 2025, the Decentralized Administrative Body for Prevention and Social Reintegration (PRS) transferred José Luis Abarca Velázquez - municipal president of Iguala de la Indepenencia, from October 1, 2012 to October 4, 2014 - from the Federal Center for Social Readaptation (CEFERESO) Number 1, "El Altiplano", located in the municipality of Almoloya de Juárez, State of Mexico... Source

A federal judge on amparo and federal trials in the State of Mexico reported that José Luis Abarca Velázquez, former municipal president of Iguala, Guerrero, was transferred to the federal prison of Coahuila, after spending more than 10 years in the Altiplano prison, in Almoloya de Juárez. The Second District Court on [...]

The former mayor of Iguala, José Luis Abarca, was transferred to the Federal Center of Social Reintegration Number Eighteen, in Coahuila, Saltillo, after a judicial determination. José Luis Abarca was detained for 10 years...