The location of ten bodies in the municipalities of Morelos, Pánuco and Sain Alto has reactivated the violence alerts in Zacatecas. Among the identified victims is Ignacio Castrejón Valdez, former mayor of Sombrerete (2016-2018), as well as two officials of the Fresnillo city council: Fidel Alvarado de la Torre, secretary of Municipal Development, and Jesús Gerardo Muñetón Hernández.
The facts
According to official reports, five of the bodies were abandoned on a vehicle bridge in the Pozo de Gamboa community, in Pánuco. Four others appeared in Morelos and one more in Sain Alto, which corresponded to the former mayor. Castrejón would have been deprived of his freedom in Sombrerete; His body was located with signs of violence on the side of Federal Highway 54.
Relatives and acquaintances confirmed the identity of the former mayor. Meanwhile, the Fresnillo city council issued a statement in which Mayor Javier Torres Rodríguez requested the state government and the prosecutor’s office:
“that the work be expedited to clarify the facts and provide justice to the families.”
Rodrigo Reyes Mugüerza, general secretary of the state government, reported that nine of the ten bodies have already been identified: eight from Zacatecas and one from Durango. He confirmed the presence of Fresnillo officials among the victims.
The state Attorney General’s Office – Reyes noted – “already has a robust line of investigation that will be made known at the due procedural time.” The official described the event as something “that has not been recorded in our state for a long time.”
Federal and state forces deployed a coordinated operation to find those responsible. Specialized investigation and intelligence teams collaborate with the Zacatecas prosecutor’s office.
The discovery caused an impact due to the dissemination of images of the bodies hanging from the vehicle bridge, semi-naked and with blankets. The authorities reiterated their commitment to clarifying the facts.
