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Four alleged members of cargo-truck robbery gang arrested on Mexico-Pachuca highway

From El Universal · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Hidalgo police arrested four people suspected of belonging to a group that robbed cargo transport on the Mexico-Pachuca federal highway.
  • Officers found a 16-antenna signal jammer, 1,023 doses of marijuana and 87 doses of a substance resembling crystal methamphetamine in their vehicle.
  • The suspects and the vehicle were handed over to Hidalgo’s state prosecutor, which will open an investigation.

Four people suspected of belonging to a criminal group dedicated to cargo-transport robberies were arrested during an operation on Mexico’s Mexico-Pachuca highway.

Salvador Cruz Neri, Hidalgo’s public security secretary, said authorities maintain permanent surveillance on the state’s road network. Investigators tracked a tinted-window pickup truck they linked to criminal activity and deployed officers to intercept it.

Police identified the vehicle on the highway and ordered the occupants to stop. During a search, they found a 16-antenna signal jammer, 1,023 doses of marijuana and 87 doses of a substance with characteristics of crystal methamphetamine.

The four suspects and the pickup truck were transferred to the Hidalgo State Attorney General’s Office. The Public Prosecutor’s Office will open an investigation and continue the inquiry.

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Originally published by El Universal in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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