Mexican Mayor Arrested in Connection With Cartel Training Camp Where Human Remains Found

A mayor in western Mexico has been arrested in connection with a stalled probe into a suspected drug cartel training camp, where human remains and clothing were found last September. During a May 5 presentation, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said that the Attorney General’s Office (FGR) would provide details about the arrest of José Murguía Santiago, mayor of Teuchitlán. The Jalisco New Generation Cartel, a violent drug trafficking group, has been accused by Mexican authorities of operating the Rancho Izaguirre in Jalisco state to train newly recruited gunmen. Santiago was arrested on May 3 as part of an investigation by government prosecutors into probable omissions or complicity of local authorities with the Jalisco New Generation cartel, a federal source told the AFP wire service on May 3....