Ciudad Juárez.- In a search carried out in Ciudad Juárez by the State Investigation Agency in response to a file for the crime of vehicle theft, nine cars registered in both Mexico and the United States were seized in the Partido Iglesias neighborhood.
However, rather than a possible organized crime network that crosses borders in vehicle theft, it may be a type of fraud.
“It has more to do with insurance (the insurance policy) for vehicle theft, according to our information. They are not bands. It is easier to bring the vehicle from El Paso (Texas) to Juárez,” said Muñoz Morales.
That is, it is a mode of operation in which people report their vehicles as stolen to collect money from the insurance company, but, Muñoz Morales pointed out, these people do not have the coordination of the authorities in both countries.
“(Those who report their cars as stolen without there having been a crime) do not know that we have a connection with the neighboring country and we check to see if they have a theft report,” said the police chief.
On Thursday, the Northern Zone District Attorney’s Office announced the execution of a search warrant on September 24 and 25 in an alleged mechanical workshop at number 5404 on Iztaccíhuatl Street, as “part of the binational collaboration with authorities of the United States.” “United States that provided information to find said place.”
Inside the warehouse that is the establishment, a silver 2021 GMC Sierra pickup truck was found, reported stolen on November 19 in Albuquerque, New Mexico; a blue 2021 Ford Bronco SUV type reported on September 19 in Juárez; a white 2015 Toyota Tundra pickup reported in Dallas, undated; a gray 2022 Chevrolet Corvette sports car with a theft report “abroad”, without further details.
They also seized a black 2022 Ford F-450 Platinum heavy pickup truck, with a report dated July 27 “abroad”, three white “Trailer vans” models 1994, 2015 and 2016, as well as a 2018 Can-Am all-terrain vehicle in black and blue colors, reported on May 7 in Castle Rock, Colorado.
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