After the arrest of Luis Arturo 'N' and his son in Mexicali, the Attorney General's Office reported the seizure of 885,250 fake pesos and 286,450 fake dollars, totaling 6.605 million pesos. The judge modified their precautionary measure from preventive detention, allowing them to face their process in freedom but revoking their passport and establishing a prohibition on leaving the city. Additionally, they will have to sign at the courthouse for six months.
According to media reports, Luis Arturo 'N' worked in the Superior Audit Office of Baja California while his brother was the head of the same during Francisco Vega's government. The former official faced accusations of nepotism. Following the arrest, the Federal Public Ministry requested a search warrant for a residence in Mexicali, where more counterfeit money, a bill counting machine, a multifunctional printer, and a scanner were found. During the search, the wife and daughter of Luis Arturo 'N' were also arrested but later released.
Two other people were arrested for attempting to make a deposit with fake money in a convenience store, where they were found with six broken 500 peso bills, 33,100 fake pesos, 12,530 fake dollars, and 154,336 legitimate Mexican pesos. Luis Arturo 'N' and his son were linked to the process for the crime of using counterfeit currency, with the judge granting six months for the closing of the supplementary investigation.
