By Ricardo Lezama 
In an episode that invokes the tragedy and pain around the Ayotzinapa disappearances, a large contingent of police officers in Mexico were arrested for their role in forced disappearances.
A report from @edith Loyola shows the details..
Thirteen police officers were arrested this Monday in the municipality of Emiliano Zapata, Veracruz, accused of being involved in the forced disappearance of six people in different regions of the state.
According to the Veracruz State Attorney General’s Office (FGE), the arrest was carried out through a special operation conducted at the Police Academy of the Public Security Secretariat. The detained officers were identified as José Manuel ‘N’, José Rosalino ‘N’, Andrés ‘N’, Martín de Jesús ‘N’, Benjamín ‘N’, Francisco ‘N’, Sandra Anayeli ‘N’, Alfredo Irán ‘N’, Óscar ‘N’, Luis Gerardo ‘N’, Miguel Ángel ‘N’, Adriana Yamilet ‘N’, and Juan Daniel ‘N’.
In relation to the judicial process, the Fiscalía explained that the detainees will be presented before judges of control and oral criminal proceedings in the municipalities of Coatepec, Cosamaloapan, and Coatzacoalcos. In these hearings, their legal status will be determined based on the evidence presented by the Ministerio Público.
On the other hand, the region faces a historic problem of violence due to the presence of organized crime groups. These organizations have triggered territorial disputes, extortion, and an increase in forced disappearances in the region.
According to official figures, between 2011 and 2022, 702 clandestine graves have been discovered in 126 municipalities across the state. As a result of these findings, authorities have exhumed 704 bodies, 486 skulls, and more than 58,000 human remains.
In this context, a report conducted by search collectives, using government data, indicates that between the years 2000 and 2024, 6,864 disappearances have been reported in Veracruz, consolidating it as one of the states with the highest number of cases.
At the national level, the Registro Nacional de Personas Desaparecidas y No Localizadas (RNPDNO) reports more than 115,000 missing persons to date, reflecting the magnitude of the problem across the country.
In this regard, the Fiscalía Especializada en Personas Desaparecidas assured that procedures will be carried out in accordance with the law, emphasizing that the case will be reviewed under the guidelines of the Sistema de Justicia Penal Acusatorio.
Finally, it was announced that, in the coming days, the detainees will appear before the competent judicial authorities, who will determine the corresponding legal actions with the goal of clarifying the facts and assigning the criminal responsibilities that arise from the process.