Operation Swarm: 24 more municipal officials from Edomex are arrested

On November 22, Omar García HarfuchSecretary of Security and Citizen Protection of Mexico announced the so-called Operation Swarm. This is an operation that seeks the arrest of officials who favored the criminal acts of various criminal groups in the State of Mexico.

Operation Enjambre, in collaboration with the Navy, National Guard, Sedena, State Police and Investigative Police of the FGJEM, He arrested 24 people this Fridayamong them a municipal president, an honorary president of the DIF, commissioners, commanders and police officers from 12 municipalities, accused of alleged serious crimes such as homicide, extortion and express kidnapping.

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These are the officials detained today in Operation Enjambre in Edomex

Among those involved, the mayor of Amanalco, María Elena “N”, along with your security director, Manuel “N”; in addition to four police officers from Tejupilco, Heraclius “N”; those of Ixtapaluca, Roberto and Rodolfo “N”; that of Naucalpan, Omar “N”; and the honorary president of DIF Tonatico, Ellery Guadalupe “N”.

Likewise, he reported that the commanders of Ecatepec, Rafael and Analleli “N”join those accused of homicide. In the Penitentiary and Social Reintegration Center of Ecatepec, they were charged and were given preventive detention justified as a precautionary measure.

The Edomex Prosecutor’s Office reported that Operation Swarm began after the discovery of the remains of 10 people in two wells in Nicolás Romero in April 2024. The investigations identified police officers and elements as the alleged perpetrators.

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The case later included the disappearance of Agustín “N”public security commissioner of Temascalcingo, on August 5, and his possible link to various crimes. The investigations led to operations that resulted in the arrest of four municipal Public Security directors.

Those linked include Eulises “N” from Acambay, accused of extortion and forced disappearance; Carlos Alberto “N” from Aculco and Juan Carlos “N” from Coatepec Harinas, both for extortion; and Luis Ángel “N” from Tlatlaya, for express kidnapping for the purpose of robbery.

In addition, the state authority reported on the October 10 arrests of members of a taxi base: Hannah Mary “N”, Aaron “N”, Aaron “N, N” (son), Abelard “N” alias “Don Bel”, Javier Armando “N” y Roberto Carlos “N” alias “Bávaro”, allegedly involved in extortion in the northern region of Edomex for a criminal group originally from Michoacán.

The prosecutor’s office recalled that the work of locating and completing arrest warrants continues in force by federal and state forces against public servants in office or elected.

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