Mexico Arrests 2 in Extortion Probe After Temoac Mayor's Killing
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Updated · CBS New York · Jul 28
Mexico Arrests 2 in Extortion Probe After Temoac Mayor's Killing
3 articles · Updated · CBS New York · Jul 28
Summary
Marisol "N" and municipal police chief Geovany Emmanuel "N" were arrested Monday in Morelos during an anti-extortion operation, prosecutors said; Mexican media identified Marisol as the widow of slain Temoac mayor Valentin Lavin.
Lavin, an ally of President Claudia Sheinbaum's party, was shot dead on July 22 during a town hall in Temoac, a Morelos municipality near Mexico City where several drug cartels operate.
Prosecutors did not say whether the extortion case is linked to Lavin's killing, releasing only blurred images of the two suspects in line with Mexican practice.
The arrests land amid persistent violence against local officials: nearly 100 mayors have been murdered in Mexico since 2006, and at least 14 since the current government took office in October 2024.