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Mexico City Raids Dismantle La Unión Tepito’s Car Wash and Laundromat Drug Network

Judge-authorized searches with covert surveillance secured evidence against six suspects for upcoming trials.

De acuerdo con la información que dio la autoridad capitalina, los detenidos son Carlos Humberto Salas, alias "Beco"; su esposa Pamela Itzel; Jesús Alberto, alias "Chucho"; Antonio Colín, alias "Toño"; Antonio Lorenzo y Aarón Rojas. Foto: SSC CdMx
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Overview

  • Five simultaneous raids in Cuauhtémoc and Venustiano Carranza targeted a car wash, a laundromat and three other fronts linked to La Unión Tepito.
  • Authorities from SSC, FGJ, Semar, Guardia Nacional and CNI arrested six alleged members, including leaders Carlos Humberto Salas (alias Beco) and his wife Pamela Itzel.
  • Investigators seized more than 1,800 doses of narcotics—chiefly cocaine and marijuana—alongside firearms, 15 vehicles and two motorcycles.
  • Operations were carried out under judge-issued warrants using fixed and mobile surveillance to avoid confrontations.
  • Suspects remain in custody awaiting judicial proceedings as authorities continue probing the network’s wider operations.