In the municipality of Tuxpan, in the north of Veracruz, violence against the business sector has claimed a new victim this Monday, bringing the total to four in less than a month. Nabor Casco Machorro, owner of the Independencia pharmacies, was shot dead while washing his vehicle in front of his home, located on 1st Street in the Jesús Reyes Heroles neighborhood. According to initial reports, armed individuals arrived at the scene and shot him without saying a word. The body of the businessman, approximately 60 years old, lay next to the car.
The crime mobilized security forces from all three levels of government. The State Attorney General's Office conducted the body retrieval and opened an investigation folder, although no arrests have been made so far. With this case, four businessmen have been killed in Tuxpan in one month.
On March 21, Víctor Poisot Bermejo was executed inside his real estate office, Ikali; three days later, on March 24, Josué Cruz was shot in front of his restaurant in the La Mata de Tampamachoco congregation. On April 11, agrarian leader and businessman Rubén Cruz Sagastume was murdered at the local cattle association.
In light of the wave of homicides, the governor of Veracruz, Rocío Nahle García, informed this Tuesday, during the celebration of Veracruz Police Day, that there are already two lines of investigation concerning the murder of Casco Machorro, although she avoided giving details out of respect for due process.
"Today we saw it in the security meeting. There are lines of investigation, I regret that I cannot say what they are (...) The family of the deceased has already made statements, that is very important," she declared to the media. The governor emphasized that the initial inquiries do not link the crime to his work as a businessman nor to issues of extortion, collection, or disputes between criminal groups. Nahle added that security will be reinforced in Tuxpan and throughout the state, in response to recent events.
