Overview
- President Claudia Sheinbaum confirmed Friday that Interpol issued a red notice for Silvano Aureoles, activating a global alert that allows his provisional detention in cooperating countries.
- Aureoles faces two active arrest warrants, one federal for alleged fraud tied to roughly 3.6 billion pesos in police barracks contracts and one local for homicide, torture, and abuse of authority linked to the 2017 Arantepacua operation.
- Michoacán’s governor said Thursday he asked the federal prosecutor’s office to seek Interpol support and the red notice after authorities concluded the ex-governor likely left Mexico.
- The state prosecutor says members of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel helped Aureoles leave Jalisco, move north through Mexico, and probably exit the country, though his location remains unconfirmed.
- A red notice circulates a request to find and detain a fugitive through migration and police channels, and any extradition still depends on the laws and cooperation of the country where the person is found.