Virginia Garay Cázares, spokesperson and coordinator of the collective Warriors in Search of Our Treasures in Nayarit and former member of the National Citizen Council of the National Search System, reported having received an anonymous threat warning of a legal case against her, allegedly orchestrated by state prosecutors from different states across the country.
According to her report, the message she received on social media warns her that she could face legal proceedings from another state for alleged serious crimes that authorities intend to charge her with.
What a surprise! You’re protecting yourself from attacks, but they’ll come to you legally, just like other members of a collective. They’ll file very serious legal cases against you to keep you imprisoned and safe for many years, and it won’t be from Nayarit, it will come from another state.
The warning refers to the arrest of Santiago Pérez, a former Nayarit collective leader, who has been in pretrial detention since January 28, 2021, for alleged crimes committed more than 15 years ago, and after his collective denounced forced disappearances committed by state forces.
The message warns him that this situation is due to his participation in actions in various entities, including his participation in the National Citizen Council of the Search System and accusations, also related to forced disappearances related to authorities in Nayarit.
Since you have already interfered with authorities in several states, they joined forces with your state. I’m just letting you know; I’m from one of those prosecutors’ offices. We are honest people who don’t like the dirty tricks, and that’s what they’re doing to you.
Garay Cázares announced that he notified the relevant authorities about the content of the message.
“I have contacted the Protection Mechanism for Human Rights Defenders and Journalists, as well as the relevant authorities and organizations that support me,” she stated.
She also revealed that in mid-April, a family member was the victim of an attack in Guadalajara, Jalisco, when armed men detained her and demanded that she take them with her.
After checking her phone and confirming that they have little contact, they took her to a bank branch to force her to empty her account. She also mentioned that last January, armed individuals entered her family’s home to inquire about her whereabouts; furthermore, in November 2024, she received death threats at her home.
So far, it has not been confirmed whether the authorities have opened a formal investigation into the case; however, the searcher reiterated that she will continue her work defending the rights of victims and their families, despite this type of intimidation.
In Mexico, at least 19 women searching for missing persons have been murdered between 2019 and 2025, according to women’s advocacy organizations and the Movement for Our Disappeared.
Source: aristeguinoticias
