Mexican Politician Denies Cartel Links Amidst Video Accusations

José Antonio Pérez Aréchiga, a businessman and representative for Movimiento Ciudadano (MC) in San Juan Bautista Tuxtepec, has vehemently denied any connection to the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG). His statement comes after his name was mentioned during the arrest of a woman in San Andrés Cholula, Puebla.

Pérez Aréchiga issued a statement calling the accusations, which appeared in a video circulating on social media, false, dangerous, and illogical. The video showed the arrest of Ariana Ferreriz, who allegedly claimed her ex-partner, Pérez Aréchiga, had ties to the CJNG in an attempt to intimidate the arresting police officers.

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It's Pérez, it's the damn accounting for the New Generation Cartel and you, president, you do nothing. He's my ex-boyfriend. And he told me, leave your husband and come with me because I have everything. Yes, damn it, record me, let's see if it's true that you're going to catch him, let's see if it's true that you have the balls to catch him.

Ferreriz later apologized for her statements, attributing them to fear and confusion during her arrest. She expressed concern for her safety and that of her children. Pérez Aréchiga echoed these concerns, stating that the allegations unfairly exposed and endangered his integrity, his family, and his team.

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Today with great indignation I see that my name and image are exposed and violated in an inadmissible way in a video circulating on social media. The accusations made in this video are false, very delicate, and outside of all logic, attacking and exposing my integrity, that of my family, and that of the work team that always accompanies me.