A Crucial Chapter in the Fight for Justice
After a journey of more than thirty hours since the flight that took him from Asunción, Paraguay, took off, the Mexican justice system managed to finalize the internment of Hernán Bermúdez Requena, alias “El Abuelo” or “El Munrra”, in the Altiplano Penitentiary. This individual, identified as the alleged leader of the high-impact criminal group known as “La Barredora“, was formally admitted to the maximum security prison tonight, marking a significant milestone.
The one who was Secretary of Public Security of Tabasco during the administration of Adán Augusto López Hernández now faces the consequences of his actions before the law. Also identified under the nickname “Comandante H“, his arrival at the Adolfo López Mateos International Airport, located in Toluca, was recorded promptly at 7:00 p.m. this Thursday. The transport used was a Bombardier Challenger 605 aircraft, with registration XB-NWD, property of the Attorney General’s Office (FGR).
Compliance with the Court Order and Charges
At the air terminal, specialized agents from the FGR’s Criminal Investigation Agency (AIC) proceeded to execute only the arrest warrant corresponding to the common jurisdiction that was against him, leaving aside for the moment a federal order. This executed judicial order was issued on February 18 by the Control Judge of Judicial Region 9 of Tabasco, Ramón Adolfo Brown Ruiz. The crimes he is accused of are serious: criminal association, extortion and express kidnapping.
The network of accusations does not stop at Bermúdez. The same Judge ordered the arrests against his alleged accomplices, Eduardo Vázquez Orellana, alias “El Menchito” or “El Blin Blin”, and the lawyer Manuel de Atocha Romero Hernández, all in accordance with criminal case 213/2025. At the core of this case, the alleged founder and leader of “La Barredora” is accused of having kidnapped in May 2019 Ramón Martínez Armengol, a businessman who, in addition, had a gas station in the municipality of Centro (Villahermosa) secured last February for his alleged participation in the sale of huachicol.
Once formally notified of the arrest warrant tonight, a convoy made up of vehicle units from the National Guard and the AIC began the operation to transfer the former police chief from the airport facilities to the prison complex, culminating with his formal entry therein.
Pending Orders and Future Legal Procedure
Although there is a second arrest order issued on Wednesday night by the Control Judge Mario Elizondo Martínez, of the Federal Criminal Justice Center of Almoloya de Juárez, for the crime of organized crime, the FGR chose not to execute this second judicial order at the time of its arrival in Toluca.
At the moment, the immediate legal procedure indicates that Bermúdez Requena will appear by videoconference before the judge of the common jurisdiction of Tabasco. In this hearing, state prosecutors will be in charge of formulating the formal accusation for the three crimes mentioned above, to later request their linking to the process. The question still remains as to whether this diligence will be of a public nature, since by standard protocol, the videoconferences for the common jurisdiction that are carried out from the Altiplano connect the accused with the judge from inside the prison, an area restricted to the media. Exceptionally, federal courtrooms can be used to establish a remote interconnection between all parties involved.
As a security and precautionary measure, since the early hours of this Thursday, a contingent of 30 elements made up of forces from the Mexican Army, the National Guard and the State of Mexico Police deployed a robust surveillance device at the main entrance and exit entrances of the Altiplano Prison.
The capture of Bermúdez took place last Friday in Asunción, Paraguay, resulting in his subsequent deportation yesterday by the government authorities of said South American nation. The former official was transported on a FGR plane that took off yesterday from the Paraguayan capital at 2:03 p.m., central Mexico time. This flight made two technical stops: one in Bogotá, Colombia, and another in Tapachula, Chiapas, before making its final landing in Toluca.
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