Overview
- State prosecutors detained José de Jesús “N,” who led Colima’s Infrastructure and Urban Development under José Ignacio Peralta Sánchez, on a fraud warrant.
- Investigators allege he and another person persuaded an investor to fund a Manzanillo subdivision in December 2023 while concealing its legal status, causing losses above 20.5 million pesos.
- The arrest followed coordinated intelligence work by the Fiscalía General del Estado and the state Secretaría de Seguridad Pública that supported a judge’s order.
- He has been presented to a control judge to determine linkage to process, potential preventive detention, and timelines for further investigation.
- The Fiscalía says inquiries continue into possible additional actors as authorities step up reviews of conduct in prior state administrations.