Following the intensification of operations by authorities at the three levels of government against criminal cells in different parts of the country, as recently occurred in Puebla with the arrest of six alleged members of “Los Millonarios,” a new coordinated operation has now led to the arrest of three people in Oaxaca, who are allegedly linked to an organization involved in extortion.
The Secretariat of the Navy (Semar), the Secretariat of Security and Citizen Protection (SSPC), and the Oaxaca State Attorney General’s Office (FGEO) executed six search warrants at different locations across the state as part of the actions included in the National Strategy against Extortion.
Authorities stated that the detainees are allegedly linked to a criminal cell associated with protection-racket payments, extortion, and the illegal occupation of properties.
Six search warrants executed against criminal cell
According to the report, authorities carried out simultaneous operations to intervene at the properties identified during the investigations.
The operation was intended to advance investigations into cells allegedly dedicated to extortion-related crimes.
During the searches, a handgun, approximately 1.5 kilograms of marijuana, three vehicles, and cash were seized.
As a result of the searches, three people were arrested, whom authorities identify as alleged members of a criminal cell.
The seizures were incorporated into the investigations to determine their possible connection to the activities under investigation.
So far, official information has not publicly identified the three detainees or provided details about the specific locations in Oaxaca where the six search warrants were executed.
Extortion and illegal occupation of properties among the allegations
Authorities link the cell under investigation to activities involving extortion, protection-racket payments, and the illegal occupation of properties.
The National Strategy against Extortion implemented by federal and state authorities forms part of the operation.
Extortion is among the crimes that security institutions have identified as a priority, given its impact on merchants, business owners, workers, and families.
In this case, the investigations led authorities to request search warrants from a judge, who authorized intervention at the properties.
Unlike an arrest made in the act of committing a crime, the searches were carried out after authorities obtained judicial authorization to enter the locations connected to the investigation.
The operation is part of a broader strategy to identify and weaken structures allegedly dedicated to extortion in different regions of the country.
This Friday, a deployment involving federal and state institutions in Puebla led to the arrest of six men identified as alleged members of a cell linked to “Los Millonarios.” In that case, authorities attributed alleged connections to vehicle theft and home burglary to the group.
In Oaxaca, the case is different: the investigation focuses on a cell that authorities link to extortion, protection-racket payments, and the illegal occupation of properties.
Detainees placed at the disposal of the Public Prosecutor’s Office
Following the operation, the three detainees were informed of their rights and, together with the seized items, were placed at the disposal of the corresponding Public Prosecutor’s Office.
This authority will be responsible for continuing the investigation and determining the detainees’ legal status.
Being placed at the disposal of the authorities does not mean that the allegations have been definitively proven. The investigations must therefore establish the possible involvement of the detainees in the crimes under investigation.
The prosecutorial authority must also analyze the items seized during the searches and determine whether there is a connection between them and the activities allegedly carried out by the cell.
The participating institutions presented the operation as part of coordinated efforts to combat criminal structures through intelligence, investigation, and territorial presence.
Through these actions, the Security Cabinet reiterated its commitment to maintaining joint operations to combat extortion and other crimes that directly affect the population.
The investigation will now continue under the responsibility of the Public Prosecutor’s Office, while authorities gather the necessary evidence to establish what activities the cell was allegedly carrying out and what the possible involvement of the three detainees may have been.
Source: infobae
