Mexico City records 2,039 dispossession victims in six months

Mexico City has registered 2,039 victims of dispossession during the first six months of the year, according to data from the Executive Secretariat of the National Public Security System (SESNSP). Across the entire country, the number of victims of this crime reached 15,311 in the same period.

Daily statistics show a consistent problem, with an average of 11.2 cases per day in the capital. Victims like Fernando Reyes, who lost his home 26 years ago in the Juárez neighborhood, express deep frustration with the justice system. Reyes stated, "We have a file now with the Control judge, from there I also went to the Mexico City Comptroller's Office, we have an open file. More than 25 years and I haven't found the answers, and the prosecutor's office, well, it loses files, it loses everything, they've done as they pleased with us."

Blanca Oropeza, a victim of dispossession in Santa Úrsula Xitla, Tlalpan, described how a man used a forged deed to claim ownership of her property. "We have already filed our corresponding complaint, but they have kept us running around, they give us delays to be able to judicialize the file. There are rigged judgments with false documents," she lamented.

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We have a file now with the Control judge, from there I also went to the Mexico City Comptroller's Office, we have an open file. More than 25 years and I haven't found the answers, and the prosecutor's office, well, it loses files, it loses everything, they've done as they pleased with us.

The Council for Citizen Security and Justice of Mexico City identifies Iztapalapa, Cuauhtémoc, and Gustavo A. Madero as the boroughs with the highest number of dispossession reports. In contrast, Xochimilco, Milpa Alta, and Magdalena Contreras have significantly fewer cases. The council has identified three primary methods used by criminals: invading abandoned properties, using a family member to facilitate the takeover, or tricking tenants into believing they are the new owners when renting a space.

EL UNIVERSAL has previously reported on the modus operandi of these criminals, which include the invasion of abandoned properties, schemes involving family members, and fraudulent rental agreements where tenants are unwilling to leave.

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We have already filed our corresponding complaint, but they have kept us running around, they give us delays to be able to judicialize the file. There are rigged judgments with false documents.