Oaxaca governor seeks Juchitán government dissolution after mayor’s arrest
Original reporting: UDGTV
What happened
Governor Salomón Jara said he will ask Oaxaca’s Congress to dissolve Juchitán’s municipal government after Mayor Miguel Sánchez Altamirano was arrested on aggravated-extortion and state-security charges. UDGTV reported that authorities link the mayor and another suspect to an alleged criminal structure; the outlet also cited July security figures of 219 arrests, 35 firearms seized and more than 3,600 drug doses confiscated.
Reporting and context
Oaxaca Gov. Salomón Jara said he will ask the state Congress to formally dissolve the municipal government of Juchitán after federal authorities arrested Mayor Miguel Sánchez Altamirano on charges of aggravated extortion and crimes against state security. The governor said a provisional administrator would be appointed under state law and that the transition should be orderly so municipal services continue.
UDGTV reported that Sánchez Altamirano and a man identified as alias La Parca were arrested Wednesday under warrants tied to those charges. Authorities allege the pair were connected to a criminal structure involved in extortion, illegal collections from businesses, retail drug sales, human trafficking and homicide. Those allegations remain attributed to the authorities cited by the outlet.
According to UDGTV, the case follows a security strategy launched in April in Juchitán, a major municipality in the Isthmus of Tehuantepec. The Oaxaca prosecutor’s office has identified homicide, extortion and retail drug sales as high-impact crimes in the municipality and said criminal groups had recruited minors for surveillance, extortion and contract killings. In July, state authorities reported 219 arrests, 35 seized firearms and more than 3,600 confiscated drug doses under the Juchitán Plan for Peace, Justice and Well-Being.