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Cartel-Connected Tequila Mayor Charged with Kidnapping of Political Rivals

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A federal judge in Mexico has formally charged the mayor of the city of Tequila with kidnapping and torture-related charges. The new charges come just days after his initial arrest on extortion and ties to Cartel Jalisco New Generation. | Border / Cartel Chronicles

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A federal judge linked Diego Rivera Navarro to trial for allegedly leading a group linked to the CJNG that extorted and kidnapped.

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Morena's National Honesty and Justice Commission (CNHyJ) began the process of expelling the former Mayor of Tequila, Jalisco, Diego Rivera Navarro, and the former director of the Cadastre and Predial, Juan Gabriel Toribio Villarreal, after his arrest. The official party indicated that by allegedly engaging in corruption and criminal activities, they violated the party's statutes.

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Noting that there should be no confusion, Grupo Salinas president Ricardo Salinas Pliego said that Morena has not been infiltrated by organized crime, but that “it is today the most powerful criminal cartel in Mexico and is directed from Macuspana, Tabasco.” The businessman made these statements through his social networks, following the dissemination of a file from the Attorney General’s Office (FGR) involving the mayor of Tequila, Jalisco, Die…

The former municipal president was arrested in the company of the former director of cadastre and predial of the same municipality, who were assigned the measure of pretrial detention justified.The post The former mayor of Tequila is linked to the process; Morena initiates his process of expulsion first appeared on SinEmbargo MX.Read the full text in sinembargo.mx

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José de Jesús Durán and Fernando Javier Contreras, head of the citizen and trustee movement, both licensed, filed an application to return to the council of Tequila. Both reported that they had left office for physical assaults and threats by the mayor of Tequila, Diego N, now detained by federal authorities for organized crime, kidnapping and aggravated kidnapping. José de Jesús was assaulted on October 26 in the community of El Medineño. Video…

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