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Rio Bravo mayor found alive after hours-long kidnapping, officials say

Miguel Angel Almaraz was seized Saturday and released Sunday, and authorities have not identified the perpetrators.

Published Nov 9, 2026 · 03:18 UTC3 reports

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Federal officials said Rio Bravo Mayor Miguel Angel Almaraz was found alive Sunday after hours in captivity.[Al Jazeera · ABC News]
Armed men intercepted his car Saturday in a region straddling Zacatecas and San Luis Potosi, taking him and freeing his companions.[Al Jazeera · ABC News]
Relatives reached a town in San Luis Potosi and alerted authorities, according to that state's Security Department; his captors released him in Zacatecas city.[Al Jazeera · ABC News]
Authorities have not identified the perpetrators, and the investigation is ongoing.[Al Jazeera · ABC News]

Rio Bravo mayor Miguel Angel Almaraz was found alive Sunday after being kidnapped for several hours by armed men.[Al Jazeera · ABC News]
Almaraz was intercepted Saturday while traveling with family and friends in a region straddling Zacatecas and San Luis Potosi.[Al Jazeera · ABC News]
Relatives reached a town in San Luis Potosi and alerted authorities, according to that state's Security Department.[Al Jazeera · ABC News]
Almaraz was taken to Zacatecas city, where his captors released him.[Al Jazeera · ABC News]
Authorities have not identified the perpetrators, and the case is under investigation.[Al Jazeera · ABC News]
Rio Bravo is a municipality of about 110,000 people in Tamaulipas state, roughly seven miles from the Texas border.[Al Jazeera · ABC News]
Almaraz was imprisoned in 2009 on money laundering and fuel theft accusations and acquitted in 2015.[Al Jazeera · ABC News]
Almaraz is a member of the conservative National Action Party and previously represented the left-wing Party of the Democratic Revolution.[Al Jazeera · ABC News]

Authorities have not identified the perpetrators, and the reporting does not establish why Almaraz was taken.[Al Jazeera · ABC News]

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