A Mexican beauty queen, Laura Mojica Romero is presently being held in Huatusco, a metropolis in the Mexican state of Veracruz after she was arrested on accusation of being a part of a kidnapping gang, Daily Mail reported.
New photos of the college graduate, who first made a identify for herself as Miss Earth Oaxaca 2018, are actually circulating once more, however this time, for the incorrect motive.
Romero, 25, faces up to 50 years in prison if convicted of the fees towards her.
Romero, who received the Miss Oaxaca 2018 regional beauty contest and contested for Miss Mexico in 2019, is certainly one of three ladies and 5 males arrested by authorities. She was recognized solely by her first identify in a assertion launched by investigators in the jap Mexican state of Veracruz.
She was described as certainly one of ‘eight alleged members of a felony group specializing in kidnap’ in the assertion. Prosecutors mentioned an elite anti-kidnap unit had acted to guarantee there was ‘no truce for individuals who trigger critical hurt to Veracruz.’
They added: ‘The seize of Luis Antonio ‘N’; Raúl ‘N’; María del Rosario ‘N’; Ana Martha ‘N’; Laura ‘N’; César Enrique ‘N’; Diego ‘N’ and Jossiel ‘N’ passed off in Veracruz when personnel specialised in tackling kidnapping carried out an operation to seize these now linked to this judicial investigation.
‘The eight alleged kidnappers have been remanded in custody for two months whereas the investigation continues.’
Romero, the English-speaking mannequin who comes from town of San Juan Bautista Tuxtepec in Oaxaca, represented her nation on the 2020 International Queen of Coffee beauty pageant in Colombia.
She described herself as ‘extra than simply a fairly face’ throughout an interview in January 2019 after her Miss Oaxaca triumph.
The enterprise research graduate mentioned her priorities included tackling the issue of violence towards lady, saying: ‘We cannot stand idly by, we’ve got to eradicate violence towards ladies, by means of campaigns and academic talks that make males conscious of this difficulty.’
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