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Mexico City Police Arrest 5 in Iztapalapa Extortion Assault After Taxi Pursuit

Authorities framed the arrests as part of an anti‑extortion push, urging citizens to report incidents.

Overview

  • Officers responding to a radio alert reached the Felipe Ángeles and Pino Suárez intersection in Barrio San Antonio and saw a group assaulting a man.
  • The suspects fled in a white‑and‑pink taxi, and a brief pursuit ended with the vehicle intercepted a few streets away.
  • A preventive search secured a brown backpack, four cell phones, a notebook, the taxi, and cash that the victim identified as his.
  • Detainees include four men aged 21, 26, 35, and 37, and a 31‑year‑old woman, who were informed of their rights and presented to the Ministerio Público.
  • A records check indicated the 35‑year‑old had a 2012 entry into the Mexico City penitentiary system for extortion, and SSC chief Pablo Vázquez publicized the case and the hotline 55 5036 3301.