Former Mexican Official Arrested and 8 Soldiers Charged in 2014 Student Disappearance

Mexico has arrested the former head of a federal anti-kidnapping unit, Gualberto Ramírez, in connection with the disappearance of 43 students in 2014. Eight soldiers linked to the case have also been charged with disappearance by civilian prosecutors and are being held in a military prison. Recent revelations implicate the military in the disappearances, but the motive for the students’ abduction remains unclear, though there is growing evidence it may have involved police and military collusion with drug traffickers.