Othón P. Blanco, Q.R. — Personnel from the State Attorney General’s Office have people people in custody related to vehicle parts theft. They were arrested near the town of Nicolás Bravo and have since been connected to a vehicle parts theft ring.
According to authorities, their arrests were made in coordination with the Secretariat of National Defense, the Secretariat of the Navy, and Municipal Police. All five were initially taken into custody on drug-related charges that have since been upgraded to include parts theft.
“The individuals have been identified as Sergio “N”, José Alfredo “N”, Katerine Yolanda “N”, Vielka Deniss “N”, and a male minor. They were intercepted while traveling along Highway 186 near the town of Nicolás Bravo,” police said.
During the stop, police found what they believed to be marijuana, crystal meth and powdered cocaine inside the white Jetta. They also reported finding seven vehicle control modules (on-board computers) taken from various automobiles.
“Preliminary investigations suggest that those arrested may be linked to recent thefts of vehicle parts, specifically on-board computers, in the municipalities of Othón P. Blanco, Bacalar, José María Morelos, and Felipe Carrillo Puerto.
