At the center of the dispute sits reported information regarding 12 requested arrest warrants targeting public servants, which quickly sparked swirling media reports connecting former collaborators of Adán Augusto López Hernández and Carlos Manuel Merino Campos to ongoing criminal investigations. The Fiscalía General del Estado de Tabasco formally addressed the claims after reports circulated linking past administration figures to probes involving the criminal group known as La Barredora.
State authorities reported opening 201 investigative folders against public servants, with 186 remaining under integration and 12 arrest warrants requested up to October 23, 2026. Media reports subsequently claimed these actions encompassed former officials from the 2019–2024 state administrations, including figures such as Manuel Marcué, alongside former municipal police directors like Cleofas Juárez Lara in Emiliano Zapata. However, the Fiscalía General del Estado de Tabasco clarified that declarations regarding the alleged arrest warrants against former collaborators were taken out of context by journalistic reports.
Investigations Into Past Administrations
The institutional balance presented by Fiscal Óscar Tonathiu Vázquez Landeros outlined numerous inquiries into public servants involving corruption, extortion, fraud, abuse of authority, cohecho, and illicit enrichment. Alongside these administrative procedures—which resulted in nine dismissals, 42 suspensions, and one admonition—wider security inquiries have targeted previous police command structures.
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Those broader institutional probes prominently feature Hernán Bermúdez Requena, who headed the Secretariat of Security and Citizen Protection under both Adán Augusto López and Carlos Manuel Merino. Bermúdez was arrested in Paraguay in September 2025, subsequently transferred to Mexico, identified by authorities as a suspected leader of La Barredora, and faced an upcoming formal accusation for forced disappearance.
Tabasco Prosecutor Dismisses Reported Connection to Former Aide Arrest Orders
Following the widespread publication of investigative claims—including reported raids and home searches—the Fiscalía General del Estado de Tabasco issued an official statement dismissing the reported connection between its prosecutorial balance and specific arrest orders against former high-level aides.
Authorities have not established officially whether any detained police personnel correspond to the 12 requested warrants, nor have they published a verified list of names or confirmed the current whereabouts and legal status of individuals such as Marcué.
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