Military documents and intelligence leaks reveal that Hernan Bermudez Requena, former head of Public Security in Tabasco, was linked to organized crime activities since 2019, despite which he remained in office until 2024.

According to confidential files from the Guacamaya Leaks collective, at least 30 military reports since 2019 link Bermudez to "La Barredora," a cell of the Jalisco Nueva Generacion Cartel (CJNG) in southeastern Mexico. Internal emails from the Ministry of National Defense (Sedena) show that, since December of that year, authorities have warned about his possible relationship with criminal cells, in classified reports that include diagnoses, cards, and intelligence analysis.

One of the documents from late December 2019 titled "Expansion of Information on the Playas Case," classified as "Secret," indicates the existence of links between Bermudez and leaders of the CJNG in Tabasco.

A report from July 2021 details how, after the execution of a leader of the group, "The Azul” and/or “Pocahontas,” Bermudez allegedly assumed control of CJNG cells in Tabasco, in complicity with other officials and organized crime actors, such as “El Carnal” and/or “Coco.”

The newspaper El Pais cited a military document indicating that “El H,” allegedly Hernan Bermudez, ordered the assassination of a criminal leader known as “Kalimba,” in complicity with Carlos Tomás Díaz, advisor to the director of the Ministerial Police, and an operator identified as “Rayo.”

In May 2021, a The report on the "Sorullo" case warned of a possible information leak about targets generating violence. According to the Infobae website, through an intercepted communication, Bermúdez allegedly ordered "Rayo" to instruct "Pantera" to take cover against a state government operation and Navy intelligence personnel.

On the other hand,The newspaper El Financiero reports that "new information reveals that Hernán Bermúdez 'received millions of liters of fuel,' highlighting his connection to the huachicol business."

Links to organized crime

Investigations also indicate that Bermúdez, known as "Commander H," allegedly led "La Barredora" along with other high-ranking officials, such as José del Castillo and Leonardo Arturo Leyva.

Army documents identify him as director of the Investigative Police in Tabasco, with direct connections to activities illicit activities, including hydrocarbon theft and drug trafficking.

In addition, it is documented that he received drugs in Mérida, Yucatán, to transport them to Tabasco, on a route he had been operating for more than 26 years, initially linked to the Gulf Cartel.

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Bermudez was Secretary of Public Security in Tabasco since December 2019, appointed by Adan Augusto Lopez Hernandez and remained with his replacement Carlos Manuel Merino Campos, current General Director of Airports and Auxiliary Services of the Government of Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo.

According to According to Diario de Yucatán, he was also an agent of the Judicial Police of Mexico City and is accused of using cars reported stolen and maintaining relationships with police officers involved in illicit activities, in addition to maintaining ties with other criminals, such as Carlos Tomas Diaz Rodriguez, arrested in Puebla in 2025. Despite his alleged involvement in serious crimes, Bermudez remained in office until 2024, when he became a fugitive after leaving the country in January of that year, according to the weekly Proceso, for which Interpol issued a red notice requesting international cooperation for his capture.