Gildardo Ruiz Velázquez

Gildardo Ruiz Velázquez is a political candidate for the mayoralty of Aquila, Michoacán, who has been in the news for his association with local self-defense forces and the threats posed by the Jalisco New Generation Cartel. His candidacy has drawn the attention of organized crime, which has labeled him as an ally of competing factions in the ongoing territorial conflict.