The kidnapping of the current mayor, which occurred at the beginning of December, would have been for the purpose of extortion.
López reported to the authorities that before being kidnapped, she received messages in which anonymous people threatened her to leave her position.
It was on December 5 when armed individuals entered the home of the Mexican mayor and forced her to accompany them.
During the night of December 5, the official was released in a forested area of the State of Mexico, from where she had to walk to ask for help.
One of the people who acted against the mayor was Pablo Hernández Hernández, a member of La Familia Michoacana. At least nine other people participated in the kidnapping.
State agents located the place where López was held captive. Investigations continue to determine the identity of the others involved.
Eulalia Chino and Rey Francisco “N” were taken to the Santiaguito Penitentiary and Social Reintegration Center in Almoloya de Juárez. There they were linked to the process.
