The 2024 assassination of Héctor Cuén, a prominent Sinaloan politician and educator, triggered an investigation that would expose serious questions about the original state inquiry. Federal authorities identified major irregularities, ultimately contributing to the resignation of Sinaloa Attorney General Sara Bruna Quiñones.

The FGR later challenged the original account that Cuén had been killed during a gas station robbery. Federal investigators instead placed the crime at a ranch connected to the alleged abduction of Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, dramatically changing the circumstances surrounding the case.

The investigation has also focused on Fausto Corrales, a key associate who was apprehended over allegations involving false statements and obstruction of justice related to the events surrounding Cuén’s death.

But major questions remain. Federal prosecutors have concentrated on Corrales, while uncertainty continues over alleged misconduct involving state officials and the identities of the people who actually carried out the shooting.

This episode examines the conflicting accounts, the federal investigation, the disputed evidence and the political consequences that followed, while separating established findings from allegations that remain unresolved.

At the center of the case is a simple but unanswered question: what actually happened to Héctor Cuén, and why did the first version of his murder prove so difficult to reconcile with the federal investigation?

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