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Jalisco Prosecutor's Office denies the disappearance of 5 other people and asks not to spread rumors

This information generated concern among the inhabitants of Jalisco.
This information generated concern among the inhabitants of Jalisco.

Photo: Ulises Ruíz/AFP/Getty Images

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By: The opinion

The state of Jalisco is in the midst of controversy, as it is the Mexican entity where the highest number of missing persons is registered, an unfortunate situation that worsened with the case of 5 young people wanted since last August 11 in the city. from Lagos de Moreno.

In the midst of this investigation, it began to spread on social networks the disappearance of five other members of a familyoriginally from the community of San Isidro, of whom nothing was reportedly heard after they went to a family reunion.

The information detailed that the presumed disappeared: Melissa, 22, Ángel, 25, Ricardo, 23, Miguel, 19, and Armando, 20, all with the last names Macías Noriega, were on their way to visit relatives in the town of El Puesto.

They report the disappearance of five siblings in Lagos de Moreno: Melissa, 22, Ángel, 25, Ricardo, 23, Miguel, 19, and Armando, 20, with the last names Macías Noriega. They left San Isidro for a family reunion in Los Puestos. Since yesterday afternoon nothing is known about them. pic.twitter.com/IJDHT6xgBS

— Hector Escamilla (@HectorXkamylla) August 20, 2023

According to the versions published on various platforms, when they did not arrive at the agreed appointment, their relatives became concerned, because Since the afternoon of August 19, there has been no further communication with them..

As expected, this information generated concern among the inhabitants of Jalisco, as it was the second mass disappearance in less than a month, for which the authorities had to deny this fact.

No complaint to the authorities

In this regard, the Jalisco Prosecutor’s Office and the municipal president of Lagos de Moreno, Tecutli Gómez, denied that there is a formal complaint.

“There is no report in any State security institution, including the 911 emergency number, that refers to a new disappearance of young people in said municipality, who have been identified on social networks as the Macías Noriega brothers,” said the agency. it’s a statement.

The State Prosecutor’s Office clarifies that there is NO complaint so far in this unit, nor before 911, nor in any other unit in Jalisco.

– Jalisco State Prosecutor’s Office (@FiscaliaJal) August 21, 2023

Likewise, it was pointed out that, in coordination with the municipal police of Lagos de Moreno, they were searched in the urban and rural areas in 5 different communities where they were allegedly said to be neighbors; however, no one identified them.

In this sense, they asked the population and the media to be very careful in disseminating this type of information, and to attend only official data regarding these situations.

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