Mexico City: Body Abandoned In Taxi Was A Member Of The 'Unión Tepito'

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The CDMX Prosecutor's Office reported that the subject who was located inside a taxi in the Gustavo A. Madero neighborhood was an alleged drug dealer from the criminal group 'La Unión'

Bagged corpse found in the streets of CDMX belongs to a member of the group the 'Unión Tepito'

On the evening of April 24, elements of the Secretariat of Citizen Security (SSC) and the Mexico City Prosecutor's Office, reported on an abandoned body discovered in the back of a taxi, a vehicle that was found in the CTM Aragón district, in the Gustavo A. Madero neighborhood, where it was said, the deceased was inside a 'bag'.

Regarding this event, the authorities were able to learn the identity of the deceased, who was said to be José 'N', alias 'El Pepe', an alleged drug dealer who was part of the criminal group 'La Unión'. Just as well he specialized in extorting money from restaurants located in the Insurgentes-Zona Rosa corridor, of the Cuauhtémoc region. 

The police try to identify the dismembered man wrapped in a black plastic bag. Abandoned inside a taxi by a subject on the corner of Segunda Cerrada, between residences 679 and 679 in the CTM San Juan de Aragón district, of the Gustavo A. Madero neighborhood. The corpse has no head and legs and is that of a robust man.

Elements from the Capital Prosecutor's Office were placed I n charge of protecting the remains. At the time of performing the autopsy they were able to establish his identity. It was reported he presented signs of violence and several gunshots from a firearm.

Although the person or persons responsible for this homicide have not been determined, it was said that everything seems to point to a conflict between independent drug dealing groups that operate in the area where the remains were found. As well as in the center of the city. However, the investigation is still ongoing to establish the facts.

At the moment, the alleged person responsible for having abandoned both the taxi with the bright Mexico City colors. And the corpse tied with tape has been identified. Nevertheless, in the following days the Prosecutor's Office will release a more detailed report on the matter.

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