Small-town mayor in Oaxaca arrested by Mexican authorities

Mexico City, Mexico — Mexican police on Wednesday arrested Miguel Sánchez Altamirano, the mayor of the small town of Juchitan de Zaragoza in the southeastern state of Oaxaca. Authorities allege he was connected to a criminal syndicate that extorted people in the region.

Small-town mayor in Oaxaca arrested by Mexican authorities

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Mexico City, Mexico — Mexican police on Wednesday arrested Miguel Sánchez Altamirano, the mayor of the small town of Juchitan de Zaragoza in the southeastern state of Oaxaca.

Authorities allege he was connected to a criminal syndicate that extorted people in the region.

Sánchez Altamirano was on his second consecutive term as Mayor of the […]

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Mexico City, Mexico — Mexican police on Wednesday arrested Miguel Sánchez Altamirano, the mayor of the small town of Juchitan de Zaragoza in the southeastern state of Oaxaca. Authorities allege he was connected to a criminal syndicate that extorted people in the region. Sánchez Altamirano was on his second consecutive term as Mayor of the […]

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Sánchez Altamirano was on his second consecutive term as Mayor of the […]

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