Elements of the Attorney General’s Office of Mexico City They arrested Hugo Nknown as El Gato, alleged leader of a gang dedicated to robbing transporters in the capital of the country and the State of Mexico.
Through a statement, the local agency reported that the suspect He was arrested in the Vasco de Quiroga neighborhood, in the Gustavo A mayor’s office.. Madero, while he was driving “erratically and acting unusually” in a black car.
According to the authorities, the arrest occurred after investigation work against a criminal cell dedicated to cargo transportation theft and auto parts, allegedly led by Hugo N.
During the arrest, the authorities confiscated 19 Club Toluca soccer team shirts from El Gato, whose purchase was not verified, as well as cash.
The annual report of the Executive Secretariat of the National Public Security System indicates that in 2023 the capital’s Prosecutor’s Office initiated 78 investigation files for theft of a carrier, of which 66 occurred with violence.
In the case of the State of Mexico, the authorities initiated 4,214 investigation files for this type of crime, of which 3,634 were for cases of robberies with violence.
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On January 23, El Sol de México reported that theft from carriers increasedfor the second consecutive year, in the country, as there were 9,181 incidents, almost four percent more than in 2022.