The arrest occurs two days after Omar García Harfuch reported that Jorge Armando “N”, alias “El Licensed”, who trained and then coordinated the three young hitmen who operated in the territory the afternoon-night in which Carlos Manzo was murdered, was arrested.
Mexico City, November 21 (However).- The Attorney General’s Office (FGJ) the Michoacan This Friday he arrested seven of the escorts of Carlos Manzohe Mayor of Uruapan murdered last November 1 in a public event, a case that shocked the country.
“We are serving an arrest warrant against seven public servants of the municipality of Uruapan, for their probable participation in the crime of qualified homicide, in commission by omission, to the detriment of municipal president Carlos Alberto Manzo Rodríguez,” indicated the FGE in X, formerly Twitter.
The arrest of the individuals, who were supposedly ensuring the safety of the mayor, occurred at the House of Culture, in Uruapan, and was carried out by elements of the Army, the Navy and the National Guard (GN).
🚨⚠️ We completed an arrest warrant against seven public servants of the municipality of Uruapan, for their probable participation in the crime of qualified homicide, in commission by omission, to the detriment of the municipal president Carlos Alberto Manzo Rodríguez.
— Attorney General’s Office of Michoacán (@FiscaliaMich) November 21, 2025
“The detainees will be transferred to the ‘Lic. David Franco Rodríguez’ Penitentiary Center and will be placed at the disposal of the Control Judge,” the institution added.
Security personnel had placed a fence in the area of the Center of Uruapan to carry out the captures.
The arrests occur two days after Omar García Harfuch, head of the Secretariat of Security and Citizen Protection (SSPC) reported that Jorge Armando “N”, alias “El Licensed”, who trained and then coordinated the three young hitmen who operated in the territory the afternoon-night in which Manzo Rodríguez was murdered, was arrested.
🚨🚨🚨Uruapan -Michoacán-
They have just beaten 6 of the bodyguards who were taking care of Carlos Manzo, they were at the House of Culture when the Teams arrived.
They are being transferred to Morelia. pic.twitter.com/ThNo3m7zcl
— Eco_1_LVM (@Eco1_LVM) November 21, 2025
Investigations of the Manzo case advance
According to the information presented by the Secretary of Security and Citizen Protection, the three hitmen who participated in the murder of Carlos Manzo were murdered. One at the scene, the same day he shot the Mayor, and the others later, in conditions that are still unclear.
The Attorney General of Michoacán, Carlos Torres Piña, said that “El Licensed” was the one who organized them. The three were part of a criminal cell dedicated to murder and extortion and dependent on the Jalisco Nueva Generación Cartel. The gun with which Manzo was killed was related to two previous murders, just in October.
In a press conference, Harfuch announced that the identification of Jorge Armando “N” was achieved through the analysis of various materials that were obtained as part of the investigative work that has been undertaken by state and federal authorities, in which technological tools have been used that made it possible to accurately reconstruct the sequence of events, as well as the participation of each person involved.
In addition to “The Licensed” it was also possible to identify “two subjects who, hours before the attack, accompanied the aggressor Víctor Manuel “N”, who was neutralized when committing the homicide,” indicated the head of the Secretariat of Security and Citizen Protection (SSPC).