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The Banking and Industrial Police (PBI) of the Mexico City Secretariat of Citizen Security (SSC) detained four individuals in three distinct operations carried out in commercial establishments across the metropolitan area of the Valley of Mexico. The interventions took place in Naucalpan, State of Mexico, and in the Coyoacán and Benito Juárez boroughs of Mexico City.
Three Operations Lead to Four Arrests and Significant Recovery
In all three instances, officers responded to reports of merchandise theft from department stores and shopping malls. The total value of the recovered products, which included branded clothing and accessories, amounted to 46,129 pesos.
Overview of the Operations
These four arrests are part of the PBI’s ongoing efforts to prevent crime and protect the assets of commercial establishments, as stated in the SSC’s official communiqué. The corporation clarified that the three cases were handled independently at different locations within the Metropolitan Area of the Valley of Mexico.
The first operation, conducted in Naucalpan, was initiated at the request of the Loss Prevention personnel of the affected establishment. The other two cases, in Coyoacán and Benito Juárez, were directly addressed by PBI officers at the time of the incidents.
The combined result of the three actions was the arrest of four individuals and the recovery of merchandise valued at 46,129 pesos, a figure derived from summing the amounts registered in each of the operations.
Naucalpan Case: Two Jackets Stolen Without Payment
The first operation occurred at a department store in Ciudad Satélite, Naucalpan, State of Mexico. The intervention began after the establishment’s Loss Prevention staff alerted officers to a man suspected of stealing merchandise without paying.
According to the report, the individual was observed taking two branded jackets without making the corresponding payment. PBI officers intervened following the alert from the store’s security personnel.
The recovered merchandise in this case, consisting of the two jackets, was valued at 16,240 pesos. The arrested man and the items were placed under the custody of authorities for subsequent processing.
Coyoacán and Benito Juárez Cases
The second intervention took place at a shopping mall in the Jardines del Pedregal neighborhood of the Coyoacán borough. There, PBI officers apprehended two men who attempted to leave the establishment with various clothing items concealed among their belongings.
The value of the merchandise secured in this operation was 18,795 pesos, corresponding to the garments the two men had hidden when they were intercepted by the officers.
The third case was recorded in the Del Valle neighborhood of the Benito Juárez borough. In this operation, police arrested a woman accused of stealing six clothing items without authorization from the establishment.
The merchandise associated with this last case was valued at 11,094 pesos. Similar to the previous interventions, the detainee and the recovered items were placed under the custody of PBI officers after the operation.
Legal Status and Institutional Message
The four individuals arrested in the three operations, along with the merchandise recovered in each case, were placed at the disposal of the corresponding Public Prosecutor’s Agent. This authority will determine the legal status of each of the accused.
The sum of the three cases totals 46,129 pesos in merchandise stolen from commercial establishments, according to the corporation’s report. This amount exclusively pertains to the clothing items identified in Naucalpan, Coyoacán, and Benito Juárez.
The SSC and the PBI reaffirmed their commitment to protecting the assets of commercial establishments and strengthening crime prevention efforts, in coordination with the business sector of Mexico City and its metropolitan area.
Source: Infobae
