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Three Men Missing From Hidalgo Found Dead in Edomex, Five Detained and Three Trucks Recovered

Parallel investigations split responsibilities between Hidalgo for disappearance, with Edomex handling homicide.

Overview

  • Authorities identified the victims as Luis Enrique Tapia Hernández, Luis Ángel Tapia Flores and Edgar Hernández Méndez.
  • The bodies were found in a vacant lot in San Felipe Teotitlán near the Pirámides–Tulancingo highway and the road to Santa María Actipac, with gunshot wounds and signs of violence reported.
  • The men were last seen on March 17 after leaving Tulancingo to finalize truck sales, with the final trace reported at the point known as La Y on the HidalgoEdomex boundary.
  • Hidalgo’s public security agency used C5i tracking to locate properties in Santiago Tulantepec, where coordinated raids with Sedena and municipal police secured three trucks and led to five detentions.
  • The detainees and vehicles were placed at the disposal of Hidalgo prosecutors, while the State of Mexico’s prosecutor’s office opened a homicide case following the recovery of the bodies.