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Ángel Aguirre arrested in Mexico over Ayotzinapa case evidence destruction

Mexican authorities have arrested former Guerrero governor Ángel Aguirre Rivero in connection with the 2014 disappearance of 43 Ayotzinapa students. Aguirre was detained in the State of Mexico and transferred to the Altiplano federal prison.

The Federal Prosecutor's Office (FGR) has charged him with forced disappearance and obstruction of justice. Investigations suggest Aguirre participated in a "willful and deliberately structured operation" to conceal and destroy critical evidence, specifically video recordings from security cameras 12 and 15 at the Iguala Palace of Justice. These recordings reportedly captured the interception of the Estrella de Oro bus used by the students.

New testimony from protected witnesses in early 2026 indicates that the footage existed and was delivered to Aguirre, who allegedly ordered its destruction during a meeting with high-level administration officials. President Claudia Sheinbaum stated that the arrest is not politically motivated and that new lines of investigation may lead to further arrests as the government seeks "truth and justice" for the families.

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43 students (Ayotzinapa) · Ayotzinapa · Ayotzinapa (Raúl Isidro Burgos Rural Teachers College) · Ayotzinapa Rural Normal School (Raúl Isidro Burgos) · Ayotzinapa case · Ayotzinapa case · Claudia Sheinbaum · El Altiplano prison · Ernestina Godoy · Ernestina Godoy Ramos · FGR · Federal Attorney General’s Office (FGR)

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