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Aristóteles Sandoval, former governor of the Mexican state of Jalisco, who was riding in an armored car and had 15 bodyguards assigned to him, was killed early Friday by the mafia.
According to Mexican authorities, Sandoval arrived on Thursday night at a restaurant located on Puerto Vallarta’s main avenue and, in the early morning, got up from the table where he was along with three other men and a woman, whose identities remain under reservation. .
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According to witnesses and cameras, the former official went to the bathroom and was attacked from behind by a hitman.
The crime has caused astonishment because the former governor had 15 bodyguards and armored vehicles, according to Ricardo Sánchez, coordinator of the Jalisco Security Cabinet.
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Shooting and waiters
In addition, he drew attention to the fact that, when the authorities arrived at the crime scene, employees of the restaurant had cleaned everything.
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It was also established that, at the exit of the restaurant, a shooting took place shortly after the crime. This was recorded in videos.
The authorities estimate that between eight and ten gunmen attacked Sandoval’s security team with bursts when they were transferring him, badly injured, to the Joya private hospital, where he was declared dead.
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With deep pain I want to inform you that a few moments ago the former governor of our state, Aristóteles Sandoval, was the victim of a direct attack in Puerto Vallarta. Unfortunately he has passed away. My solidarity with his family in these difficult times.
– Enrique Alfaro (@EnriqueAlfaroR) December 18, 2020
In a video, the moment in which the gunmen shot at the vehicles in which the former governor was transferred was recorded.
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Sandoval ruled during the Peña Nieto administration (2012-2018), during which violence, linked to the mafia, soared in his state, where the Jalisco cartel sows terror.
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In fact, Sandoval admitted at the time that he had not been able to consolidate a model to have a strong police force and that there was lack of coordination.
This crime is recorded at a time when the Mexican government established new controls on the presence of United States anti-mafia agencies in that country.
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The law was approved expressly after the release of Mexican General Salvador Cienfuegos, who was investigated by federal agents for ties to drug trafficking.
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