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Héctor Ríos Morales

Mexican Authorities Arrest a Former Military Officer Linked to the Murder and Beheading of Mayor in Guerrero

Mexican security forces respond at the scene where Alejandro Arcos, mayor of Chilpancingo, was killed on October 6, 2024 (Credit: Oscar Guerrero/Image via Reuters)

It has taken over a month but Mexican authorities are getting clarity on the case investigating the murder of Alejandro Arcos Catalán, the mayor of the city of Chilpancingo in the southern state of Guerrero.

Arcos was beheaded in what seemed to be an attack from cartels and criminal groups in the state despite. He was killed shortly after requesting Guerrero Gov. Evelyn Salgado for better protection due to the state's ungovernability.

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