### [2026-08-6](/feed/2026/08/6/index.md)

##### Mexican drug war
# Former Governor of Guerrero Ángel Aguirre Rivero is arrested on charges of forced disappearance and obstruction of justice. He is accused of ordering the concealment of security camera footage that showed police intercepting the students' bus in 2014. 




### Sources:

1. [El País](https://elpais.com/mexico/2026-08-06/detenido-angel-aguirre-exgobernador-de-guerrero-por-ocultar-evidencia-del-caso-ayotzinapa.html)

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