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Mexico City Seizes 511 Motorcycles in ‘Rodada del Terror’ Safety Sweep

A coordinated police operation targeted risky riding, producing one arrest after an officer was injured.

Overview

  • Authorities reported that 485 of the seized motorcycles were taken after riders were recorded performing dangerous maneuvers and acrobatics.
  • Officers contained a clash at Congreso de la Unión and Fray Servando Teresa de Mier in Venustiano Carranza, then remitted 25 additional bikes to a vehicle depot.
  • At Paseo de la Reforma and Ignacio Ramírez, a rider detained over helmet and vehicle violations assaulted an officer; ERUM transported the officer to a hospital and the detainee was turned over to the Ministerio Público.
  • The SSC deployed a citywide Dispositivo de Seguridad y Vialidad with traffic units supported by C2 and C5 to prevent crimes, accidents and public-order disturbances.
  • A video of the confrontation circulated on social media, and monitoring continued into Nov. 2 with checkpoints that secured 13 motorcycles for lack of documents or helmets, according to La Jornada.