Where is Adán Augusto? His whereabouts are unknown, while his former security secretary is linked to drug trafficking.

The absence of Senator Adán Augusto López Hernández, president of the Senate's Political Coordination Board, has raised alarm bells on the national political scene. Despite his responsibility at the helm of one of the country's most important legislative bodies, the former governor of Tabasco has opted to remain silent just as his name resurfaces amid a high-profile scandal: his former Secretary of Public Security, Hernán Bermúdez Requena, has been identified as the leader of the criminal group "La Barredora."

In the halls of the Senate, López Hernández's prolonged absence is already a cause for jokes, but also for concern. Some senators claim they have "already activated the Amber alert," while others claim to be unaware of his whereabouts. Morena Senator Emmanuel Reyes Carmona offered to personally seek him out to answer the questions:

The red notice issued by the Secretariat of Security and Citizen Protection (SSPC) against Bermúdez Requena identifies him as the alleged leader of a criminal cell that operated violently in Tabasco. His appointment as police chief was the direct responsibility of Adán Augusto during his term as governor.

Although the scandal inevitably evokes the case of Genaro García Luna, Gerardo Fernández Noroña, president of the Permanent Commission, ruled out any comparison:

“There is no similarity, but none is none.”

The scandal has caused tensions within the Morena party. Some, like Enrique Inzunza, are avoiding judgment:

“Ask Senator Adán Augusto, I am not his spokesperson.”

Others, such as Ricardo Mejía Berdeja—also accused by the Coahuila PAN of alleged criminal ties—have been blunt:

"If there are grounds for this, it must be acted upon in accordance with the law. There should be no impunity for anyone."

In the opposition, PRI Senator Carolina Viggiano demanded a thorough investigation:

"Adán López must be investigated, not only for appointing Bermúdez, but also for ignoring intelligence reports that warned of his criminal past."

Rubén Moreira went further, denouncing internal fractures within Morena and a structural crisis in Tabasco:

"This scandal is being used to divert attention from the crisis in the country's most violent state, with a collapsed economy and Pemex in debt."

PAN Senator Lilly Téllez didn't hold anything back. From the podium, she demanded that Adán Augusto stay away from her:

"He's corrupt; he should leave the Senate in handcuffs."

The statement has generated strong echoes on social media and heightened the public debate surrounding the Morena member, who to date has not made a single public statement on the Bermúdez case nor attended any sessions of the Permanent Commission.

Analysts and political observers see this silence as a deliberate strategy of containment to prevent the scandal from escalating and spilling over into the federal government. However, the lack of explanations and the growing information void fuel theories, suspicions, and tensions both within Morena and within the opposition.

While the political—and literal—whereabouts of Adán Augusto López Hernández remain a mystery, social and legislative pressure is mounting. Citizens demand clarity, institutions demand transparency, and the Senate demands answers. Silence, in this context, is unwise: it is a wordless statement that is already having consequences.