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Porfirio Javier Sánchez Mendoza was with four other people, a pilot, a captain, and two gunners aboard a helicopter that crashed.
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Tere Jiménez assured that it was an accident, although the causes of it have not been determined. However, she did not report whether it will be investigated as a homicide or an attack. “We must wait for the results of the expert opinion,” she said.
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Moments before the accident, Secretary Sánchez Mendoza offered an interview to a local media outlet and later got on the helicopter.
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Who was Porfirio Javier Sánchez Mendoza?
Porfirio Sánchez assumed the position of Public Security of Aguascalientes 4 years ago, that is, in 2018. At that time he was appointed by Governor Martín Orozco, belonging to the National Action Party (PAN), since his predecessor had left his position after two years of leading. Last month, the official acknowledged the presence of CJNG and Sinaloa cartel cells in Aguascalientes. “We have information from the Jalisco Cartel, we have information from the Sinaloa Cartel, the other two I don’t know, I think they were already eradicated, those Talibanes, I think they moved to Zacatecas, that is the information we have been able to gather,” said the official.
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The state president sent her condolences to the family and friends of Secretary Porfirio Javier Sánchez Mendoza through her social networks.
“An exemplary and dedicated man who managed to position Aguascalientes as one of the safest places in the country”, she mentioned. The press conference ends. “Porfirio Sánchez’s orders were always to shield Aguascalientes and they are the ones that remain at the moment,” concluded Tere Jiménez. The night of Wednesday, November 16, was the last time that Tere Jiménez communicated with secretary Porfirio Sánchez. |
Previous Positions
- Head of the Investigation Department and Deputy Director of Police Investigation at the Federal Investigation Agency (AFI).
- Director of Undercover Operations of the Federal Police until 2010.
- General Director of Traffic and Smuggling, Coordinator of Technical Investigation and Operation.
- Coordinator of field investigation in cases of kidnapping in the Federal Police.
- From 2014 to 218, he was director of tactical situations in the Coordination of Special Operations in the Special Forces Division of the Federal Police.
After the death of Porfirio Sánchez, the ownership of the SSP will be occupied by Manuel Alonso García, the current manager of the Criminal Investigation Agency.
Arrest for Torture
“Yesterday, when there was an arrest, it caught my attention, and I welcome the statement by the governor of Aguascalientes saying that they agreed that it should be investigated. The governor himself, well, that is noteworthy, in general, either they remain silent or they defend themselves and in this case, it is that the law is applied and investigated,” President Andres Lopes Manuel Obrador said that morning.
September 1 of this year, he was released from Reclusorio Norte 1, where he had remained since February. On September 9, the Aguascalientes state government, led by Teresa Jiménez, once again named him head of the entity’s SSP.
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| Genaro García Luna, former Secretary of Public Security, currently is on trial in the United States for corruption, money laundering, and drug trafficking. |
Links to Garcia Luna
The reason for which he was linked to Luna was revealed in February 2022, since he was accused of torture, abuse of authority, and false legal statements. This after a citizen denounced being detained without charges by a Federal Police agent and being tormented by Sánchez. During the first months of the year, he was accused of torture, abuse of authority, and false legal statements
His arrest took place seven months after the capture on the outskirts of Mexico City of Luis Cárdenas Palomino, who was the former head of the Regional Security Division of the federal police and the right arm of García Luna.
Sources Infobae, Infobae, Borderland Beat, El Universal, Mario Luis, Tere Jimenez