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The deputy attorney general of the State in the southern zone, Isaac Aguayo Roacho, reported that the skeletal remains of four people found in clandestine graves in the municipality of Elota have already been collected. They are now undergoing forensic studies for possible identification.

The investigations were carried out after the alert from search activists. Forensic Medical Service personnel will work to establish the causes of the deaths.

Finding and call to families

Since last Tuesday, members of the groups “Jonás” (Puerto Peñasco, Sonora) and “Voces sin Justicia” (Mazatlán) were touring the area of the El Roble town. They detected signs of possible graves and began to inspect an area.

Upon finding a first grave, the trackers notified the experts from the State Attorney General’s Office. They continued the search while securing the scene.

After exposing part of the remains and finding clothing and objects, they called on social networks to families in the south of the state who had missing loved ones. They were asked to go to the Forensic Medical Service to provide data that would help in the identification.

Details of the items located

The activists documented the belongings found next to each body. In the first: red shorts size 36 from the Banana República brand, Boy Sky pants size 33, a belt with a buckle with the letter “D” and a bandage on one arm.

In the second body, in an advanced state of decomposition, they located a boxer brief, a drumstick belt, Levi pants size 34 by 30 and a black woven bracelet.

In the third discovery, they found remains of blue denim pants size 36 by 30, black socks and a belt. In the fourth grave, a boxer, light blue jeans and white socks.

The participation of the groups has been essential for the discovery. Their field work, added to the response of the Prosecutor’s Office, allows progress in identification and offering responses to affected families.

President Claudia Sheinbaum announced an investment of 20 billion pesos to clean up and restore the Atoyac, Lerma-Santiago and Tula rivers. The goal is to keep them permanently clean.

“We chose these three rivers because, according to Conagua, historically they are the most polluted,” Sheinbaum said in the morning conference. “We have invested close to 2,500 million pesos between 2025 and 2026, but in total there are 20 billion.”

The plan will benefit 25 million people in 10 states. The actions include marginal drainage, wetland treatment plants, desilting, reforestation and elimination of landfills.

Details by river

The Secretary of the Environment, Alicia Bárcena, reported that the Lerma-Santiago river covers 1,360 km and benefits 21.4 million inhabitants. Tula has 191 km for 0.8 million, and Atoyac 162 km for 3.7 million.

More than 340 km have been walked, 322 sites have been sampled and 3,202 polluting discharges have been detected. 479 clandestine dumping sites and 460 priority industries were also identified.

Four goals

1. Improve water quality: 10 new treatment plants, rehabilitation of 23 more, 94 km of collectors and 280 inspections.
2. Ecosystem restoration: 24 km revegetated, 4,639 hectares reforested and 8,243 hectares intervened in natural areas.
3. Prevent flooding: 41 km of clearing, slope stabilization and 28 monitoring stations.
4. Reconnect the population: 9 parks and more than 40 thousand people in cleaning days that collected 4 thousand 667 tons of garbage.

Progress by basin

The director of Conagua, Efraín Morales, specified that on the Atoyac River the first stage of 63 km is 85% complete. In Tula, 74 km with 62% progress. In Lerma-Santiago, 65 km with 90% progress.

Additionally, work is carried out in the Tijuana, Acapulco, Nogales and Sonora rivers.

The Attorney General’s Office of the Republic (FGR) arrested the former PAN governor Ernesto Ruffo Appel, 74, this Thursday in Ensenada, Baja California. He is accused of crimes related to organized crime and fuel smuggling, a modality known as huachicol fiscal. The arrest stems from a “highly complex” investigation against the company Ingemar, founded by Ruffo and dedicated to customs procedures.

Charges and background

The case dates back to July of last year, when authorities seized nearly 15.5 million liters of fuel and 129 tanker trucks in Coahuila. It was the largest hydrocarbon seizure during Claudia Sheinbaum’s government. After that operation, the Secretary of Federal Security, Omar García Harfuch, identified Ingemar as one of the companies under investigation for its possible link with the transfer of fuel.

Ruffo acknowledged being a shareholder in Ingemar, although he said he did not have a majority stake. In interviews, he stated that the company only carried out imports and reported irregularities at customs. “We imported some of the volumes,” he declared, rejecting direct responsibility for smuggling.

Research and reactions

According to the FGR, the arrest warrant was obtained after gathering investigative elements. The case also includes Ricardo Thompson, one of the founders of Ingemar, who asked to investigate his partners and accused that in 2021 Ruffo and José Merino Valdés stripped him and his son of shares and administrative positions.

The National Action Party (PAN) expressed support for the former governor and trusted that he will clarify the allegations. The PAN leadership questioned the arrest and asked for justice without partisan distinctions. Ruffo, a historic member of the PAN, was the first state governor in opposition to the PRI in 1989, and then a senator and federal representative. His case adds to the investigations into hydrocarbon smuggling networks in border areas, especially Tamaulipas.