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A man in a white shirt, his eyes covered by a black bar, stands between an armed Mexican Navy marine and an armed federal SSPC officer in front of a black pickup truck.
Archive photo · Especial (handout), via El Heraldo de México Oaxaca · Photo details and license
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Juchitán Ex-Mayor ‘Quetu’ Ordered to Stand Trial: After a Mid-Hearing Lawyer Switch, Judge Keeps Him in El Altiplano and Gives Prosecutors 3 Months in Alleged CJNG ‘Los Cromos’ Case

A judge ordered Miguel Sánchez Altamirano, “Quetu,” the former mayor of Juchitán, Oaxaca, to stand trial on charges of aggravated extortion and crimes against state security. He stays in pretrial detention at El Altiplano, and…

September 30, 2026 · The Narco Blog
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Masked Oaxaca state agents, Navy personnel and federal SSPC officers surround a detained man in a white guayabera, his face blurred, beside a black pickup as photographers take pictures.
Archive photo · SSPC (Secretaría de Seguridad y Protección Ciudadana), via Infobae · Photo details and license
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7 of 10 Killings in Oaxaca’s Isthmus Tied to CJNG-Allied ‘Los Cromos,’ Prosecutor Says, as Juchitán Mayor Miguel Sánchez ‘Quetu’ Faces a Judge — and 6 More Town Officials Are Under Investigation

About 70% of the 957 intentional homicides recorded in Oaxaca’s Isthmus of Tehuantepec over the last four years are linked to Los Cromos, a local gang allied with the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), Oaxaca…

September 29, 2026 · The Narco Blog