With the deployment of over 500 security elements and coordination with the Government and the Army, authorities launched an operation to find Taxco mayor Juan Andrés Carranza Vega and his father, who had been kidnapped, alive. Omar García Harfuch, Secretary of Security and Citizen Protection, reported on social media that the operation involved the Secretariat of National Defense (Sedena), the Secretariat of the Navy, the Attorney General's Office (FGR), as well as the security secretariats and prosecutor's offices of Guerrero and the State of Mexico. After their discovery, the mayor of Taxco and his father, Juan Vega Arredondo, are safe, pending more information about their disappearance. How was the operation to find Juan Andrés Vega and his father? The search operation for the mayor of Taxco and his father, whom authorities indicate was deprived of his liberty, was deployed by air and land, after the 35th military zone, located in Chilpancingo, Guerrero, confirmed the disappearance of Juan Andrés Carranza Vega. Aircraft from the Secretariat of Public Security and the National Guard in Guerrero overflew municipalities such as Taxco, Tetipac, and Pilcaya, as well as certain areas of the State of Mexico and Morelos. Finally, it was personnel from the State of Mexico's Secretariat of Security who found Juan Andrés Carranza Vega and his father. Evelyn Salgado, Governor of Guerrero, stated that the operation was “the result of effective coordination between authorities from the three orders of government,” while García Harfuch assured that investigations will continue to find those responsible for their disappearance. Were they kidnapped? This is what we know about the disappearance of the mayor of Taxco and his father. Juan Vega Arredondo was last seen on Saturday, April 11, and his vehicle was abandoned in the community of Acamixtla, east of Taxco. His son went out to look for him on Monday; however, hours later his family and collaborators lost contact with him. It was at that moment that authorities began the deployment to find the mayor of Taxco and his father, and at 3:21 PM this Monday, their discovery was confirmed. Secretary Omar García Harfuch did not confirm the conditions in which Juan Vega Arredondo was found after being deprived of his liberty, nor the reasons why Juan Andrés Carranza Vega left Taxco to look for his father.
Taxco Mayor and His Father Found in Large-Scale Operation
Mexican authorities launched a large-scale operation with over 500 security personnel to find the Taxco mayor and his father, who had been kidnapped. Thanks to the coordinated efforts of the army, navy, prosecutors, and police, both were found safe and sound. Officials confirmed their rescue and continued the investigation to identify those responsible for the kidnapping.
