Five National Guard Members Investigated For Stashing Thousands Of Pesos, Dollars And Weapons In Tepatitlan De Morelos: Jalisco

 "Char" for Borderland Beat

This article was translated and reposted from EL OCCIDENTAL

At the time of the operation, the inspector and two of the 10 officers assigned to this site were outside the premises.

WEDNESDAY JULY 31, 2024

Román Ortega / El Occidental

Five members of the National Guard stationed in the municipality of Tepatitlán were arrested and are under investigation after they were seized 48,820 dollars and 163,500 pesos in local currency, as well as weapons and ammunition that do not belong to the institution.

The operation was carried out at the facilities of the 70th Company located in Tepetitlán de Morelos.

Agency personnel explained that at the time of the operation, the inspector and two of the 10 officers assigned to this office were outside the premises.

Preliminary reports indicate that five thousand dollars were seized from non-commissioned officer Héctor Ubaldo N, another non-commissioned officer Pedro N was found with a 9 mm caliber pistol and a BB gun, officer Jaime Francisco N was found with six thousand pesos, and non-commissioned officer Nancy Fabiola N was found with five thousand dollars and three thousand 500 Mexican pesos. None of them could prove the legal origin of the funds.

The company's first sub-inspector, Jaime Fabián N, was found to have a suitcase under a protective mesh, with 30 thousand dollars in cash and 100 thousand Mexican pesos, as well as 54 thousand pesos and 2,820 dollars in a gray uniform inside his bags.

In total, the five members of the National Guard were seized 48,820 dollars and 163,000 pesos.

In addition, four unregistered handguns with useful bullets were found in a pink bag.

The five members of the National Guard will be investigated to determine their legal status in the next few days.

SOURCE: EL OCCIDENTAL