Seven bodyguards have been arrested over their alleged involvement in the murder of a popular Mexican mayor of Uruapan, Carlos Manzo, authorities have said.
The office of the attorney general of Michoacán state said in a brief statement that the public servants had been detained "for their probable participation in the crime of aggravated homicide, in commission by omission" in relation to Manzo's killing.
The attorney general's office in Michoacán, to the west of the capital, Mexico City, said the seven guards had been arrested by both state and federal officials, including the National Guard.
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Seven Bodyguards Arrested over Mexican Mayor's Murder
11/21/2025
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