in fears of retaliation from organized crime, the sub attorney general of campeche, jorge obrador capellini, along with subdirector of security in the municipality, néstor hernández domínguez, including four policemen, resigned from their duties several days after the arrest of vargas garcía. exactly three months after the arrest on 18 july 2007, the municipal police chief of ciudad del carmen, germán soto lópez, was assassinated by unknown gunmen. his body was found dead by law enforcement with three gunshot wounds on his face inside a chevrolet tornado. the motives behind his death are unclear, but several local media outlets indicated that soto lópez's assassination may be linked to the arrest of vargas garcía.