Seven Suspected Home Robbers Arrested in Mexico City

Mexican authorities have arrested seven men suspected of belonging to an organization dedicated to robbing homes. Police from the Secretariat of Citizen Security and agents from the Attorney General's Office executed arrest warrants for aggravated criminal association.

Officials stated that the detainees are believed to be connected to at least 13 residential robberies committed between 2024 and 2025. These alleged crimes occurred in the Coyoacán, Miguel Hidalgo, Cuauhtémoc, and Benito Juárez mayoralties of Mexico City.

The arrested individuals were identified by aliases: Leonel Aníbal, known as “Darko”; Jonathan Levit, “Chistorra”; Arturo, “Buyo”; Aldo, “Aldo”; Cristian Dioney, “Canelo”; Ángel Gabriel, “Wannye”; and José Eduardo, “Lalo.” Investigations suggest the group operated primarily in Azcapotzalco and the municipality of Tultitlán in the State of Mexico, frequently changing residences and vehicles to evade authorities.

Beyond the robberies, inquiries indicate that some members may have also engaged in the sale and distribution of narcotics in Azcapotzalco and other areas of the State of Mexico. This suggests a potentially broader criminal enterprise.

Six of the arrest warrants were served at a prison in northern Mexico City, where the suspects were already being held. The seventh warrant was executed during a search of a property in the San Bartolo Cahualtongo neighborhood of Azcapotzalco, leading to the arrest of a 29-year-old man who was subsequently transferred to the same penitentiary. These recent arrests follow the detention of eight other alleged members of the organization in 2025, bringing the total number of individuals possibly linked to this criminal group to 15.