Overview

• The 49-year-old owner of a building-supply store sought help after three men demanded cash to avoid harm and left in a gray van.
• Using his description, SSC patrols intercepted a vehicle at Eje 5 Sur (Leyes de Reforma) and Baratillo in Central de Abasto.
• A precautionary search recovered a fanny pack with the amount the victim reported, and he later identified the detainees.
• SSC listed the detainees as men aged 50, 24 and 23, who were informed of their rights and turned over to the Ministerio Público.
• Excélsior reported the demand was 10,000 pesos and said one suspect carried a credential identifying him as a congressional advisor, details not confirmed by SSC.