By Roberto Bustamante
Federal authorities continue the search for Jesus Corona Damianmayor of Cuautla, Morelos, as part of the reactivation of the Swarm Operationa strategy focused on investigating alleged links between public officials and organized crime groups.
According to information released by the Secretary of Security and Citizen Protection, Omar García Harfuch, part of this operation included the arrest of other officials linked to the Cuautla City Council. However, the capture of Jesús Corona has not yet materialized.
According to federal reports, Corona Damián is being investigated for alleged links to a criminal network related to Jupiter Araujo Bernardalias “The Barbas”identified by the authorities as the regional operator of the Sinaloa Cartel in the eastern area of Morelos.
The investigations indicate that there would have been protection or facilities for the activities of said criminal organization in the region.
The accusations against the mayor are not recent. Since 2025, the Common Prosecutor’s Office of the Republic opened files derived from a video in which various Morelos officials appeared meeting with alleged members of organized crimeamong them Jesús Corona Damián and other political actors of the entity.
“🚨 Scandal in Cuautla: Mayor Jesús Corona Damián admitted to the FGR that he is being investigated after appearing in a video meeting with a criminal leader.
📹 Watch the video here 👇” pic.twitter.com/HkvaSXZmsV— José Díaz (@JJDiazMachuca) April 1, 2026
Who is Jesús Corona Damián?
Jesús Corona is a businessman and politician from Morelos who has twice held the municipal presidency of Cuautla.
He came to office again after the 2024 elections promoted by the coalition made up of PAN, PRI and PRD. In recent months, his administration has been under scrutiny due to investigations related to public security and alleged links between municipal officials and criminal groups.
Swarm Operation in Morelos
The reactivation of Operation Enjambre is part of the federal strategy against corruption and the infiltration of organized crime in municipal governments.
According to García Harfuch, the actions in Morelos allowed the identification of a structure made up of public servants and individuals allegedly linked to crimes such as extortion, abuse of power and diversion of resources.
So far, the authorities have not reported the location of Jesús Corona Damián, who continues to be sought to answer the accusations being investigated against him.
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