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Mexico City Police Detain Two Colombians in Hotel Watch Robbery Probe

Security-camera analysis led officers to a gray car believed tied to the heist, prompting an investigation.

Overview

  • Officers stopped the suspect vehicle at Calzada Vallejo and Mascagni in Ex Hipódromo de Peralvillo after tracking it through city cameras.
  • Police say the gray car matched the one used as a 'muro' in the October 16 theft at the Barceló hotel parking lot in Cuauhtémoc.
  • A preventive search recovered 79 packets of a green, dry plant, 62 packets of a crystal-like substance, 10 live cartridges, two phones, cash, and the vehicle.
  • Authorities report the detainees identified themselves as Colombian nationals and were taken to the Public Prosecutor’s office.
  • An investigation file was opened to determine possible charges, with media noting differing reported ages and partially redacted names for the suspects.