Mexican Mayor and Wife Suspected For Abductions of 43 Students

Early Tuesday morning near South Mexican City in Iguala, their Mayor Jose Luis Arbarca and his wife, Maria de los Angeles Pineda were detained in a house they were renting near the Iztapalapa neighborhood in Mexico City. They reportedly have been missing since the incident of the abductions of the 43 students on September 26.

These students, mostly in their early 20's, were all on buses on their way to pursue their professions of their choice at a college campus near Iguala. When their trip had abruptly came to an end, as armed men forced the buses to stop and abducted all of the passengers. There have been many incidents that brought suspicion to the local gangs of the nearby area. Although there have been many other suspects, up to 60 people have been brought into custody.

The Mexican Mayor and his wife were considered as "probable masterminds" of the events that had taken place due to their actions of fleeing hours after the buses were attacked. It is still under investigation, and there is still a long road ahead for the police officials of Guerrero, Mexico on the search for their missing civilians.

Maria de los Angeles Pineda and Mexican Mayor Jose Louis Arbarca.