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Six Detained in Mexico City After 103 Stolen Phones Tracked From Morelos

Using GPS tracking with a virtual cordon, authorities stopped two vehicles to recover 103 devices.

Overview

  • Police in the Gustavo A. Madero borough intercepted two vehicles in Colonia Indeco after spotting them on Avenida Gran Canal and halting them at Puerto Cozumel and Alondra.
  • The operation was coordinated by Mexico City’s SSC with Morelos authorities and C2/C5 monitoring centers, which established a remote perimeter to follow the signal of stolen phones.
  • Officers seized 103 mobile phones of various brands and impounded the cars after the occupants failed to show proof of lawful ownership.
  • The detainees are a 27-year-old woman and five men aged 22, 28, 37, and two 42; all were taken to the Ministerio Público, where their legal status remains pending.
  • Records checks flagged prior entries to Mexico City’s penitentiary system for several suspects and a possible link between one detainee and a separate vehicle theft in the same borough.