On November 29, a judge bound over judge to trial for illicit enrichment for MXN $12,020,474.06.

Another judge granted the Anti-Corruption Attorney's Office two months and a half to finish the investigation.

Meanwhile, the judge linked to the infamous Jalisco New Generation Cartel ( CJNG ) will remain in jail .

On November 22, agents from the Attorney General's Office arrested magistrate judge Isidro Avelar Gutiérrez , who has been linked to the ( CJNG )

The judge has been accused of receiving bribes from the Jalisco New Generation Cartel and was suspended without pay from the Judiciary in May 2019.

Through a statement, the Federal Judicial Council announced that the magistrate judge had been transported to Mexico City and that his arrest was the result of a lawsuit filed on May 24 for “asset irregularities and additional income.”

The president of the Supreme Court , Arturo Zaldívar , emphasized that the Judiciary does not tolerate .

Isidro Avelar Gutiérrez & “El Mencho”

Just last week, the said the judge is allegedly linked to the , the cartel led by Nemesio Oseguera known as " El Mencho " and might be implicated in money laundering .

At the same time, the , ( UIF ) announced that the judge 's bank accounts have been blocked. The UIF also found a deposit for MXN $70 million, which does not match his salary.

Moreover, back in 2017 , the Treasury Department accused Avelar Gutiérrez of accepting bribes from the CJNG and its financial branch “ Los Cuinis ,” a criminal organization he worked closely with, by making decisions to benefit the and its members.

Judge Avelar Gutiérrez

freed Nemesio Oseguera González , “ El Menchito ”, in 2016.

In 2014, the magistrate judge ordered the release of Rogelio González Pizaña , known as “Kelín” or “ Z-2 ”, one of the founding members of the .

The same judge was also responsible for keeping in jail. Mireles led an armed civilian group that aimed to defend their community against drug cartels .

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