Four detained after alleged Mexico City robbery

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Mexico City police arrested Rodrigo N., known as “El Furby,” and three other people in the Venustiano Carranza borough after two young people reported an alleged armed robbery, according to an account by Azteca Noticias citing the capital's Security Secretariat. Authorities identified Rodrigo N. as an alleged member of La Unión Tepito; that alleged affiliation has not been established in court.

The report said the complainants pointed officers toward a group of men who were walking away after allegedly threatening them with firearms and taking their belongings. Police stopped the group near the intersection of Benjamín Argumedo and Rueda Quijano in the Revolución neighborhood, authorities said. The individuals allegedly tried to flee in motor vehicles before officers carried out a preventive search.

Police said they seized two handguns, six cartridges, cash and seven cellphones. All four people were taken into custody and were to be presented to the appropriate prosecutor, who will determine their legal status as the investigation proceeds. Authorities also said Rodrigo N. may be linked to an April 30 shooting in the Gustavo A. Madero borough in which a man was wounded. That alleged connection remains an official claim and has not been independently verified by this report.