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Mexico City Police Arrest Four in Tepito Drug and Extortion Probe

Prosecutors will review the case after an intelligence‑led stop in Tepito.

Overview

  • Officers on patrol at José de Joaquín Herrera and Nicolás Bravo in Zona Centro stopped four people seen handling small drug-style packets, one with an object resembling a pistol.
  • A security search yielded three handguns, three magazines, five cartridges, about 100 packets of apparent marijuana, roughly 35 grams of a crystal-like substance, and four mobile phones.
  • The detainees are 26, 21, and two 15-year-olds, and they were informed of their constitutional rights before being presented to the Ministerio Público.
  • The SSC said the detentions followed investigation and intelligence work aimed at curbing high-impact crime in the northern area of the capital.
  • Authorities reported a possible link to a group operating in Cuauhtémoc and Venustiano Carranza near Tepito, with one outlet alleging ties to Unión Tepito figures known as “El Perro” and “El Grande.”