Cancun, Q.R. — Authorities have picked up a suspect wanted in Cancun for aggravated extortion. On Wednesday, the State Attorney General reported on the arrest of José Manuel “N” in the state of Nuevo León.
According to police, José Manuel “N” had an arrest warrant for his alleged involvement in acts possibly constituting the crime of aggravated extortion against a woman. José Manuel “N” is accused of demanding hundreds of thousands of pesos for the release of her missing son, police said.
“The events for which the accused has an open investigation file occurred on February 24, 2020, when he communicated, via WhatsApp, with the victim, a female, whom he demanded the amount of 50,000 pesos to return her son, who had been missing since February 22.
“Faced with this situation, he told her which card number to deposit the money to. She made an initial payment of 42,000 pesos on February 25. Subsequently, on February 28, the victim received more messages on her cell phone demanding 70,000 pesos, under the threat that if she did not make the deposit, they would kill her son.
“The person sending the messages used pressure tactics to force her to make more payments, so on March 4th she made a second deposit of 50,000 pesos to the same account, hoping that her son would be released, without getting a response.
“After locating him in the municipality of Monterrey, and through a collaboration agreement with the Attorney General’s Office of the State of Nuevo León, José Manuel “N” was captured and transferred to Cancun where, after the necessary procedures, he was placed at the disposal of the authority that required him.”
Police did not say if José Manuel “N” actually had the victim’s son or if he extorted her using public information. It is unclear if the victim’s son was found.
