Edelmiro Cavazos Leal, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Mexican politician
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Place of Birth: Santiago, Mexico
About Edelmiro Cavazos Leal
- Edelmiro Cavazos Leal (11 November 1971 – August 2010) was a Mexican politician who served as the Mayor of Santiago, Nuevo León, until his abduction and assassination in August 2010.
- Cavazos had championed a crackdown on local police corruption and organized crime during his tenure in office.On August 15, 2010, Cavazos returned home from a public event held at Santiago's town square.
- He was abducted by fifteen men, who forced him into a car, shortly after arriving home.
- His body was discovered outside Monterrey on August 18, 2010.
- He had been handcuffed and blindfolded before being shot.Mexican authorities in Nuevo Leon arrested seven police officers in connection with Cavazos' murder, included an officer who served as Cavazos' bodyguard.
- According, to Nuevo Leon Governor Rodrigo Medina and Nuevo Leon state Attorney General Alejandro Garza y Garza, the Los Zetas drug gang had ordered Cavazos' killing after he cracked down on police officers who were secretly loyal to the criminal organization.
- Cavazos had reportedly disciplined traffic officers who had illegally issued tickets to mountain bikers with cuts in their salaries.
- Attorney General Garza told reporters in a press conference, "They say that since he scolded them ...
- they figured he was working for their enemies."
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