As A Result Of An Investigation, SSC Uniformed Officers Detained Seven People In Possession Of More Than 200 Doses Of Apparent Drugs In The Cuauhtémoc District. Mexico City

 "Ivan" for Borderland Beat 

As a result of various cabinet and field investigations, members of the Secretariat of Citizen Security (SSC) of Mexico City, arrested a woman, five men and a minor, in possession of several doses and packages of different types of apparent narcotics, in the streets of the Cuauhtémoc district.

The events occurred when SSC police officers were conducting fixed and mobile reconnaissance and surveillance patrols in the Centro neighborhood, following up on several citizen complaints, and observed that at the intersection of Berriozábal and Manuel Doblado streets, a group of people were handling, counting and exchanging wrappers used to distribute drugs.

Being in the presence of a possible criminal act, the officers approached the people, identified themselves and told them that they would conduct a preventive check in accordance with police protocols.

As a result, two packages wrapped in transparent adhesive tape, four plastic bags and 182 doses containing a green and dry plant similar to marijuana, 41 bags with an oily substance, 38 paper wrappers with a white powder with the characteristics of cocaine, three cell phones and cash were seized.

For these facts, the 22 year-old woman and the 15, 22, 24, 24, 29, 30 and 43 year-old men were arrested, and after being read their legal rights, they were presented together with the seized items, before the corresponding Public Prosecutor's Office agent, who will determine their legal situation and will continue with the investigations of the case.

It should be noted that, derived from the cross-checking of information, it was possible to know that the 29-year-old detainee has three admissions to the Mexico City Penitentiary System, in 2003, 2007 and 2014; in addition to a presentation before the Public Prosecutor's Office in the year 2022.

While the 30-year-old detainee has one admission to the Mexico City Penitentiary System in 2010; the 43-year-old has three appearances before the Civic Judge for impeding or hindering the use of public roads; and the 24-year-old has one appearance before the Civic Judge for the same reason.

In addition, according to initial information, the detainees are possibly part of a criminal cell dedicated to the sale and distribution of drugs in the downtown area of Mexico City.

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