61 People Fall After Simultaneous Operations In Mexico City; Drugs, A Monkey And Fake Bills Are Seized.

Mica for cartelinsider.com

A security operation in the Gustavo A. Madero City Hall in Mexico City began last Wednesday, April 17th, and days later, authorities carried out simultaneous searches that resulted in the arrest of 61 people, several of whom were caught in the act.

During April 19 and 20, the authorities in the capital carried out a dozen raids that resulted in the seizure of various drug doses.

According to the official report, 944 doses of possible powdered cocaine were seized, as well as 244 doses of the same substance in rock form, along with 11 kilograms of marijuana, 65 medium bags of the plant, and doses and bags of presumed crystal.

The head of the Secretariat of Citizen Security (SSC), Pablo Vázquez Camacho, detailed in a conference on Monday, April 22 that four handguns, seven phones, two vehicles, and a pair of motorcycles were seized. Among the seized materials were also 42 sheets with prints of 500 pesos bills and 500 sheets of paper currency.

It should be noted that intelligence reports indicate that some of the detained individuals would be members of a criminal group called Los Arroyo, who apparently were responsible for cutting bills with the help of a cutter to later distribute them in local markets and businesses.

But also, where Oscar, Jorge Alberto, and Aida Aracely were arrested, security agents found a monkey that is now under the care of specialists.

“Four handguns, 62 cartridges, seven phones, 5,180 pesos, two vehicles, two motorcycles, and one van were confiscated. Additionally, 42 sheets with impressions of 500 peso bills, seven plastic cards for counterfeiting credentials and identifications, 500 sheets of paper currency, car parts, and a small primate were rescued,” Vázquez Camacho stated.

The finding of the primate, identified as a spider monkey, was made at a home in the CTM Aztacoalco neighborhood, and according to the head of the SSC, the three captured individuals would be members of a criminal group linked to drug dealing activities and who were found with a hundred bags containing a substance similar to cocaine.

The initial reports indicate that the specimen appears in good condition. However, it has already been made available to the Animal Surveillance Brigade to determine its medical condition and will subsequently be taken to the Federal Attorney for Environmental Protection (PROFEPA).

At the site where the monkey was located, a pair of altars dedicated to the Santa Muerte (Saint Death) were also found, along with various objects.

“Vázquez Camacho reported on his social media that the arrest of 2 men and a woman, members of a criminal group dedicated to printing counterfeit bills, was highlighted, and material for printing, four fake bills, drugs, and a small spider monkey were seized from them.”

In the security operations that resulted in the capture of 61 individuals, agents from the SSC, the Navy Secretariat (Semar), the National Guard, the National Defense Secretariat, and the General Prosecutor’s Office (FGJ) of Mexico City, as well as members of the Cóndores group, were involved.

Eight other people were arrested in the Guadalupe Proletaria neighborhood because they were carrying 145 doses of suspected drugs, as well as a pair of firearms and half a hundred cartridges. These arrests are added to those made in the Valle de Madero neighborhood, where nine people were seized carrying 200 bags of possible cocaine, crystal meth, and green vegetable substance, in addition to a firearm.

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