Morelos Authorities Free Alleged Criminal Leader to Secure Release of 3 Kidnapped Police
Authorities freed the suspect after three prosecutor’s staff were kidnapped, and one employee was shot and hospitalized, officials said.
- On Monday, a gang in Totolapan, Morelos, held three Eastern Region Prosecutor staff hostage, forcing authorities to release detained leader Daniel Vergara to secure their safety.
- Linked to the Sinaloa Cartel, the criminal group Pueblos Unidos orchestrated the kidnapping and established roadblocks at kilometre 88 of the Mexico City–Cuautla highway as a negotiation tactic.
- One prosecutor staff member was hospitalized with a gunshot wound in stable condition; two police officers died in a vehicle crash on the La Pera–Cuautla highway while responding, according to the Morelos Security Ministry.
- Security Minister Omar García Harfuch defended the government's decision to release Vergara, stating the action aimed at 'avoiding a greater confrontation' with criminals to save lives.
- The U.S. State Department advises to 'Reconsider travel due to terrorism, and crime' in Morelos, reflecting persistent security risks demonstrated by this incident in the region.
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The failed operation in which he was apprehended in Totolapan, Morelos, José David N, leader of the criminal group Pueblos Unidos, and the decision to release him, was the responsibility of the state authorities, said President Claudia Sheinbaum. However, he stressed that in evaluating this determination it is necessary to weigh that there were lives involved.
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State authority defends the surrender of the criminal leader, detained five hours earlier, to protect the lives of the uniformed
Morelos authorities free alleged criminal leader to secure release of 3 kidnapped police
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