Mexico seeks the extortion ring linked to the poster in historical repression; exotic animals and seized cars

The Government of Mexico said Wednesday that a criminal group had dismantled behind a mass extortion scheme in the operation of this largest type to date.

The gang, with ties with an important drug sign, had operated from the central state of Mexico, extorting companies and individuals in 14 municipalities and controlling the unions in the construction, mining, agriculture and delivery of packages industries.

“Combining this criminal group was an urgent need to protect the local economy and the peace of thousands of families,” said Mexico Security Secretary Omar García Harfuch.

The repression, the operation called “Liberation”, saw almost 3,000 security personnel carry out 52 raids, which resulted in eight arrests of people who believe they are the leaders of the gang, García Harfuch said in social networks.

Police also seized the stolen farm and exotic animalsmeat, tons of construction materials and vehicles.

García Harfuch said it was “the greatest operation” that was carried out against extortion gangs, which are known and generalized in Mexico.

“This case is a clear example of what we can achieve when there is provision, collaboration and a shared commitment to justice,” said García Harfach in a statement.

A video posted by the authorities showed the officers who carried out multiple raids in Mexico on July 21.

The posters in many parts of Mexico have expanded to kidnapping and extortion To increase their income, demand money from residents and business owners and threaten to kidnap or kill them if they refuse.

Last July, a Mexican fishing industry leader complained about the extortion of the drug cartel and illegal fishing killed death in the northern border state of Baja California. The murder in the port city of Ensenada occurred only a few hours after Pérez complained of the generalized competition for illegal fishing.

Ordinary citizens are also aimed at extortion. Last January, a poster in the accumulated state of Michoacán in the center of Michoacán established its own impromptu antennas on the Internet and told the premises that they had to pay to use their Wi-Fi service or that they would be killed, prosecutors said. Bent “Narco-Iantennas” According to local media, the poster system involved Internet antennas established in several cities built with stolen equipment.

News contributed to this report.

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