IMSS director detained in Veracruz operations
Original reporting: Luces del Siglo
What happened
Federal operations in Veracruz also led to the detention of an alleged CJNG leader and a former Morena councilwoman, Luces del Siglo reported. Authorities had not clarified whether the clinic director and alleged cartel leader were part of the same investigation.
Reporting and context
An IMSS clinic director, an alleged regional CJNG leader and former Morena councilwoman Gloria Priscila Carrera Illescas were detained during federal operations in Veracruz, according to Luces del Siglo. Federal authorities had not officially disclosed the alleged offenses or clarified whether the clinic director and the suspected cartel leader were detained at the same property or as part of the same investigation.
Luces del Siglo reported that the operations took place Friday in the Córdoba-Fortín area and the municipality of Alvarado. Federal forces entered residential properties and took those detained before investigative authorities.
The report identified José Roberto Balcázar Castillo, director of IMSS Family Medicine Unit No. 61 in Córdoba, among those detained, along with four other IMSS employees. Citing regional reports, the outlet identified José Roberto López as an alleged CJNG leader in the Tierra Blanca-Tuxtepec corridor.
The operations also involved IMSS personnel assigned to medical units in Córdoba and Orizaba, including nursing staff, orderlies and employees linked to union representation. IMSS in southern Veracruz acknowledged that five people taken before authorities were members of its workforce. It said none had duties involving the management of funds, purchasing or supplies.
IMSS said medical services continued normally at the Córdoba clinic and Regional General Hospital No. 1 in Orizaba. The source did not establish a criminal connection between the clinic director and the alleged cartel leader beyond their reported detentions during the series of operations.
Source: Luces del Siglo.