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MAY 5, 2025
In exchange, he allegedly allowed the existence of the ranch where hitmen were trained.
Elizabeth Ibal
Statements and allegations that he allegedly received 70,000 pesos a month for allowing a training camp in his municipality are the basis of the accusation against the mayor of Teuchitlán, José Ascención Murguia Santiago, who was arrested last weekend by a special group from Mexico City. He was not informed of the operation by either the state government or the Jalisco-based delegation of the Attorney General's Office (FGR).
Therefore, they intend to charge him with organized crime, which would result in the mayor of the Citizens' Movement party being placed in mandatory preventive detention until the conclusion of the judicial investigation, as these are serious crimes.
In the same judicial investigation, the Federal Public Prosecutor's Office presents evidence to prove the alleged relationship between the official and José Gregorio Armida, alias "El Lastra"—the author of the accusations—and Gonzalo Mendoza Gaitán, alias "El Sapo" and/or "El 90," the latter one of the main leaders of the Jalisco Nueva Generación Cartel.
The Izaguirre ranch was used as an alleged criminal training camp and was raided twice by authorities. First, National Guard personnel carried out an operation at the site in September 2024, arresting ten men with firearms and freeing two people.
His Capture
It was Saturday afternoon when the tranquility of the municipality was disrupted. Men in official uniforms aboard two white pickup trucks intercepted Mayor José Ascención Murguia Santiago just a few meters from his home.
They forced him into one of the vehicles, and the hooded men took him away. They took his house and car keys and threw them on the ground, according to municipal officials.
Afterward, his family and other municipal officials experienced tense moments. They didn't know who was behind the scenes, the Jalisco government didn't know what was happening, and the Attorney General's Office in Jalisco denied any involvement in the police operation.
The National Registry of Arrests confirmed his capture at approximately 9:42 p.m. (Central Time) and his transfer to the penitentiary. It was stated that he was wearing a maroon T-shirt, blue jeans, and black shoes. It was also reported that he has a lion tattoo on his right arm.
He is charged with serious crimes.
He spent part of the night at the facilities of the Specialized Prosecutor's Office for the Investigation of Organized Crime (FEMDO) and was later sent to the Puente Grande Preventive Prison.
The arraignment hearing at the Federal Criminal Justice Center of the State of Jalisco, located in Puente Grande, was scheduled for 9:00 a.m., but José Ascención didn't appear until 44 minutes later.
It was announced there that the Special Prosecutor's Office for the Investigation of Enforced Disappearances of the Attorney General's Office (FGR) intends to charge him with organized crime. A public defender accompanied him during the first part of the hearing and, when given the floor, he claimed he didn't have a trusted attorney. He reappeared at 12:13 p.m., represented by a new private attorney, who in turn requested a recess to speak with his client.
The hearing resumed at 1:10 p.m., with a request that it be closed, forcing the media and the general public to leave, arguing that it was to protect the identity of victims and witnesses.
He is linked to CJNG leaders
The indictment includes testimony confirming meetings with members of the Jalisco Nueva Generación cartel between April and June 2024, with figures such as José Gregorio "N," alias "El Lastra," who is imprisoned in the Altiplano prison, and Gonzalo Mendoza Gaitán, alias "El Sapo" and/or "El 90."
José Ascención has governed Teuchitlán for six years and was headed for another three. He served his first term as a member of the PRD from 2012 to 2015 and for the Movimiento Ciudadano party from 2021 to 2024. He was recently reelected by the same party for the 2024-2027 term.
According to the indictment, he met with "El Lastra" between September and October 2024, when his first term as a member of Movimiento Ciudadano was ending and his second term was beginning. In a gap between San Marcos and Etzatlán, to agree on a monthly income of 70,000 pesos in exchange for allowing the criminal organization to operate in the area. According to the person involved, they arrived at the meeting "connected" through calls made from the phones of the so-called "cacahuatitos," which they later destroyed to avoid leaving evidence.
Another testimony suggests that between 15 and 20 days before September 18, the date of the seizure of the Izaguirre ranch, the mayor and José Gregorio woke him up to dig a pit, using a backhoe to deposit organs and skeletal remains. Therefore, the Public Prosecutor's Office, who read the document, confirmed that José Ascención was fully aware of what was happening, as it was even claimed that he uttered the phrase, "These dogs won't live to tell the tale." José Ascención, present at the hearing, made a gesture of disbelief at the statements of the person testifying against him.
It is emphasized that among the agreements were that members of the Jalisco Nueva Generación Cartel would operate the ranch and be able to circulate around Teuchitlán armed and in stolen vehicles without being disturbed. In addition, they were also "providing human capital," that is, allowing municipal police officers to conduct surveillance of the Izaguirre ranch to prevent the recruits from escaping.
The same indictment mentions that the Izaguirre ranch was subjected to extreme physical violence against victims recruited through false job offers. Activities included training, human trafficking, and forced killing and eating of human flesh. Meanwhile, the La Vega ranch was also used for training and drug production.
The mayor was invited by the Control Judge to respond to the accusation, but he decided to abstain. His lawyers announced that they will present evidence in subsequent hearings, requesting an extension of the 144-hour constitutional deadline for the final hearing to be held. The deadline expires next Saturday at 6:21 p.m.
At the end of the hearing, the group of Public Prosecutors removed the investigation file, which was stored in four enormous plastic containers, which contained the entire bed of a recent Silverado pickup truck.
Jalisco Government and Municipality Request
The Jalisco Government and the Citizen Movement party, which was the most recent party to champion the case, made their position clear in separate statements regarding the arrest and arraignment of José Ascensión Murguía before a federal judge.
For its part, the State Executive expressed its confidence that the Attorney General's Office (FGR) will conduct the investigations impartially and without political bias.
For its part, the State Government will be attentive to the development of the judicial process and will collaborate in all necessary ways so that, regardless of the case, the truth is discovered and justice is served.
Meanwhile, the Citizen Movement party spoke out and demanded an investigation free of partisan bias.
“Federal authorities are obligated to verify their accusations and clear up all doubts in this and all cases. We trust that the mayor of Teuchitlán will demonstrate that he always acted within the law. The citizens elected him as their representative and then reaffirmed their trust in him to govern for a second term: this support speaks to the results of his administration,” the document states.
It concludes by stating that “In Citizen Movement, we demand that the authorities conduct a fair, comprehensive investigation free of political bias or partisan motivations. We firmly defend the presumption of innocence and the right of all people to a fair trial. Without truth, there will never be justice.”
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His ass is grassed. He can't say he was in hahoots with the cartel .
ReplyDeleteMoney sets the mood.
*cahoots*
Deleteyou yahoo!
Yahoots and their Cahoots... Always spells T-R-O-U-B-L-E!
DeleteCitizen Movement is not a party, it is another criminal organisation!
ReplyDeleteBoys will be boys.
ReplyDeleteWith the exchange rate that is $24.38 paid to the mayor 🐙
ReplyDeleteEasy to calculate complex math problems with a calculator and 8 arms, miss h!
DeleteWith Christmas bonus, the good mayor was pulling in close to a million varos a year, and that's nothing to sneeze at.
His political party should be smart enough to sever ties, he's the new poster boy for corruption!
Ya Dicho!!!
I jest, comical 'lil octopus! 🐙
DeleteSounds like they have a “truckload” of evidence.
ReplyDeleteIt is good that they went after this corrupt mayor. Every single town in Jalisco has one working for CJNG. They only went after the mayor of Teuchitlán because of all the negative press. The mayor's for Jalostotitlan, Valle, San Juan, San Miguel, Tepa, San Gaspar and many others in Jalisco work for CJNG. Go after all of them. They also need to go after Sapo. The government needs to protect this witness against the mayor. If not he will end up dead meat like the decorated military guy that testified against Menchito. Nuff Said!!!
ReplyDeleteCorruption exists everywhere.
DeleteOne step at a time. Shit like this is common all over Mexico., You can't expect them to focus on Jalisco. Since Shiembaum came to office this isn't the first mayor to be arrested. So they are targeting corruption atleast to a certain degree. They're also hitting the cartels. Remember, cases got to be built, so it'll take time. The wheels are moving though.
DeleteI hope that equals witness protection in Northern United States, which I doubt, though Trump is a jack ass, so mayhap somebody convinces him to do it regardless of legality/precedent, actually get him to do something good being a shithead for once.
DeletePeople are quick to point out the amount of corruption that is seen in cases such as this but yet fail to understand what is really at play here which is plata o plomo.
ReplyDeleteYes this politician here was given seventy thousand pesos to help the CJNG but had he refused this offe he could have easily been killed by a dude paid 1000 pesos to do so.
This is what extreme poverty and about zero middle class earners do to a country.
what you need is welfare so poor ppl can eat without turning to crime. pemex must be printing money, share it with the people.
Delete11:26 remember welfare is something MAGA is trying to abolish in the states.
DeletePoor people usually don't know how to manage money, it just slips through the fingers of some folks.
DeleteMexico has cash handouts to the elderly and single moms, etc., but it ain't much.
If you're young, you gotta use either your back or your brain, maybe both, and get some kind of a hustle going, nobody's gonna hand you nothing for sitting on your ass!
4:23 schooling in Mexico as in most third world countries is only free till no more than middle school friend.
DeleteEven then books are not free in most grades either.
This adds to the poverty problem where many kids can't even afford food much less clothes for school, supplies and tuition for more advanced learning.
Things are improving but "handouts" are a welcome sight that many people not in these poverty situations would know anything about.
@4.23 welfare, is to protect the rich from the poor. you give them money to sit on their ass so they don't come take your shit violently. it's a good trade. if you leave them hungry and without any opportunities for income outside of crime/drugs.. well let's just say you would also be signing up for the cartel in that situation.
Delete4:23 so proud are rich people because they claim they don't receive handouts yet ask for handouts int the form of tax breaks the way Trump gives them.
DeleteThen again handouts are what the rich want to take away because they for sure are lowering wages paid to employees and this way they have us working as slaves till we die for them.
You said it. Like this poor bastard even had a chance to say no.
DeleteChapo Isidro convoys went into the few Chapiza plazas left and attacked them. Los Guzman forces are literally cutting off the roads to Badiraguato and surrounding areas .
ReplyDeleteWhat is really happening is that Mexican authorities captured a guy called EL Chuy from La Mayiza and all hell broke loose.
DeleteBlockades and burning of homes and vehicles and the death of at least two girls cuaght in crossfire between narcos and government forces are just some of the shit going on in Culiacan because of this capture.
Animo delincuencia!
Miren como estan las cosas en el Ocran . El Chomen se esta quedando con todo Mexico.Mientras los hijos del Pocha y el hijo de su compadre Yoma peliandose entre si
ReplyDeleteEl unico que puede detener al Chomen es un tal tolerespis Sicario006 pero por ahi dicen que ya se retiro del Ocran algunos dicen que esta en Bali otros que estan en Tokio.
Word on the street is El Señor 006 is in Odaiba, Tokyo staying at the Washington Hotel.
DeleteUt locu taes doto tosoapes, esopor et dasteque doto dejopen 🤣
DeleteI love being right told you this guy was in on it!! Now let's get the head of that police department too cause he's in on it. And the only bar on the corner of Teuchitlan plaza is the puppet who acts like the real criminal for all the professional criminals in suits and uniform. Might as well get him too.
ReplyDeleteGizzle
All the criminals in their suits and their ties
DeleteAre free to drink martinis
and watch the sun rise
While Ruban sits like Buddha in a ten foot cell
An innocent man in a living hell
"The Hurricane"
Love Dylan! Ain‘t it the truth, too? Earlier comments above about corruption - yes, it goes so high, wide and deep, it will never be erradicated. In the words of JL There is room at the top, they are telling me still; but first you must learn how to smile as you kill...
DeleteSEND HIM TO EL SALVADOR
ReplyDeleteCECOT sin escala
Deletepinche mugroso ahora esta en las manos de la maña ba a morrir machin el 03 ya lo ha decretado para que este vato no se ponga dedo
ReplyDeleteWow thats great news. Now he's snitching on everybody from las cuatro
ReplyDeleteWhat is that like 6 k and change? You cant even buy a car with that
ReplyDeleteIn sunny Mexico, a hundred dollars a day ain't hay! 🌞
Deletethat's not the point is it, point is if you refuse the bribe they kill you.
Delete11:36 your math is way off
Delete$3500( 7 mil pesos) dólares para arriesgar tu vida. Pinche míseria.
ReplyDeleteCorrido del Rancho Izaguirre - composicion original
ReplyDeleteEn el rancho Izaguirre, donde el sol nunca brilla,
Los buscadores de trabajo solo hallaban pesadilla.
Bajo el mando de Murguia, el alcalde sin piedad,
La muerte y la desesperanza eran la única realidad.
Estribillo:
Ay, ay, ay, en el rancho de horror,
Donde el alma se pierde y no hay salvación.
Ay, ay, ay, en el rancho de horror,
Solo queda el llanto y la desolación.
El Sapo, el matón, con su mirada cruel,
El 90, el líder, con su poder infiel.
El Lastra, el soplón, traicionando sin parar,
En el rancho Izaguirre, no hay lugar para escapar.
Estribillo:
Ay, ay, ay, en el rancho de horror,
Donde el alma se pierde y no hay salvación.
Ay, ay, ay, en el rancho de horror,
Solo queda el llanto y la desolación.
La sopa humana hervía, el olor a muerte en el aire,
Los gritos de los inocentes, un eco que nunca cesa.
En el rancho Izaguirre, bajo el sol de la tarde,
Solo queda la tristeza, y el alma que se desvanece.
Estribillo:
Ay, ay, ay, en el rancho de horror,
Donde el alma se pierde y no hay salvación.
Ay, ay, ay, en el rancho de horror,
Solo queda el llanto y la desolación.
Todo bien menos el ay ay ay canta y no llores .
DeleteMejor sigue trabajando en las yardas, para componer ni las nalgas saves
Deleteque chingadera tan horrible wey
DeleteWTF human soup, nah bro that's too much, you need to go back to the yard work like 8pm said^^ #whackass
DeleteIt's dog eat dog and cat eat mouse!
ReplyDeleteLol what is 70,000 pesos? Like $4,000 ? Huge news!
ReplyDelete