Overview
- State prosecutors confirmed the body found Saturday, March 21, on Boca de Apiza beach in Coahuayana is Eduardo Ochoa Arias, a banana exporter abducted March 13 in Colima.
- Forensic teams said they relied on genetic testing to identify him because the body was in advanced decomposition.
- Local reports describe signs of a violent death, including bound hands, plastic wrapping, a hammock covering, and a gunshot wound to the chest.
- Authorities have announced no arrests or motive as the inquiry continues, and some outlets have linked the case to cartel extortion without official confirmation.
- Days after his disappearance, farmworkers and neighbors blocked the Colima–Manzanillo highway for hours to press for action in a coastal zone long scarred by organized crime and recent bomb attacks.