Businessman and former PAN-PRI-PRD candidate for mayor of Salamanca, Gerardo Arredondo Hernández, was kidnapped, according to security sources. The report states that the businessman was abducted at 9:00 a.m. this Friday outside one of his construction materials businesses, located in the Las Fuentes neighborhood.
A group of armed men forced him into a van. As of now, the State Attorney General’s Office (FGE) has not released any information about the incident.
The Salamanca government, headed by Morena party mayor César Prieto Gallardo, confirmed the kidnapping of the businessman. “The incident occurred this Friday morning in the southern part of the city. Upon receiving the report, a joint operation was immediately deployed by security forces from all three levels of government,” the government stated.
It added that the Attorney General’s Office was notified of the crime and is conducting an investigation to arrest the kidnappers and bring them to justice. “All necessary measures are being taken to address this incident. We will continue working in coordination with the relevant authorities to clarify the situation,” he assured.
