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In the workshop where they were found there was another cargo vehicle in the process of installing ballistic plates.
FEBRUARY 13, 2025
WRITTEN BY: ELIZABETH IBAL
After the reinforcement of security in Villa Hidalgo, the clandestine video surveillance system of that municipality and Teocaltiche was dismantled; the cameras had false logos of the CFE and Telmex, which was operated by organized crime. They also seized two monsters and another that was in the process of being transformed.
It was this Wednesday when the State Security Secretariat announced that security was reinforced with 120 elements of that corporation and others from the Mexican Army and National Guard.
Less than 24 hours after the announcement, the first results of the surveillance tours were given.
The officers patrolled the intersection of José Esqueda and Agustín Yáñez, in the North neighborhood of Villa Hidalgo where they located a monster and a super monster inside a farm.
The “Super Monster” truck had homemade ballistic armor, as well as another smaller Ford F250 Super Duty monster type, also with ballistic armor, and without license plates.
In the same place, a Kenworth brand tractor-trailer was found, in which they were working to install ballistic armor.
Also seized was a Honda CBR brand motorcycle, year 2008, and a Toyota Hilux pickup truck, white, year 2017, without license plates and with gunshot wounds on the windows.
Also in the inspection of the property, a .223 caliber rifle, Colt brand, with a magazine loaded with six cartridges and an unloaded magazine was seized; a 7.62×51 caliber rifle, with a magazine loaded with 20 cartridges and an extra magazine also with 20 cartridges; a Glock type firearm, caliber 9 millimeters without a magazine.
Precursor chemicals for the production of explosives were seized, including a white sack with sulfur, a black plastic bag with chlorate, and an aluminum metal canister.
At the same crossing, Fabian “N”, 33 years old, who has a criminal case for vehicle theft and possession of firearm cartridges for the exclusive use of the Army, and Josué “N”, 39 years old, were arrested.
A video surveillance system consisting of 114 video surveillance cameras camouflaged with stickers installed illegally on posts at various points in the Villa Hidalgo area was also dismantled.
In addition, 14 radios, 10 tactical vests, a camouflage shirt, and 12 packs of cigarettes were seized.
While at the Panama and Nicaragua crossing, in the Los Arcos neighborhood of Teocaltiche.
Carlos “N”, 19 years old, and Erick “N”, 29 years old, were arrested here and a Chevrolet Suburban, 2008 model, without license plates, was seized from them.
They were seized two 7.62×39 caliber rifles, chargers, two drum chargers, 190 7.62×39 caliber cartridges inside a plastic bag.
In addition, they found 6 meters of green detonating cord with black lines, a bag with 300 grams of high explosive known as PE4, 7 orange electronic matches, two fragments of homemade fuse, a homemade ovoid hand grenade wrapped with black insulating tape and a number 8 electric detonator made of copper with red and yellow cables.
Twelve packages with green dried plant with the characteristics of marijuana with a total weight of 89 kilos and bags with drug doses.