Concertgoer Claims Unjust Arrest at Rosalía Show

A young man has come forward with accusations of unjust detention during the Rosalía concert held on Monday, August 24, at the Palacio de los Deportes in Mexico City. The user, identified as @sebastiansoberanes on social media, claims he and a friend were approached by plainclothes officers shortly after arriving at the venue.

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We responded yes, thinking she was referring to whether we had our own tickets, and immediately she called a man who showed us his badge and told us he was part of the Department of Anti-Fraud Intelligence of the Government Secretariat and that we had to accompany him for promoting ticket resale.

According to his account, a woman questioned them about having tickets, and upon confirming they did, she alerted a man who identified himself as part of the Department of Anti-Fraud Intelligence of the Government Secretariat. He was then accused of promoting ticket resale and told he needed to accompany them. Sebastian stated that approximately ten plainclothes individuals surrounded them, and local Ticketmaster staff were unable to intervene.

He was reportedly taken to an area near the ticket booths and informed he would have to appear before a civic judge to explain that he was not reselling tickets. Photos were taken, his details were recorded, and he was placed in a police patrol car. While waiting for the judge, he spoke with others detained in a similar manner, all of whom were fans with legitimate tickets.

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They took me to a door next to the ticket booths and told me I would have to go with the civic judge to explain that I don't resell tickets, they took my picture, asked for my details, and put me in a patrol car.

Before the civic judge, Sebastian claims the authority did not identify themselves and arbitrarily sentenced him to 20 hours in "el torito," a detention center, along with others. He described the treatment by the alleged agents and the judge as poor, stating they were not listened to or given a chance to explain. The incident has fueled online discussions about inadequate security at concerts and the effectiveness of measures against ticket scalping, with some users suggesting corruption within the system.

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They treat you in the worst possible way, the supposed agents and the judge, they don't listen to you, they don't let you explain anything. With what security are we going to go to events if anyone can approach you and detain you, when the real sellers are still out there.