On Friday afternoon, the Tourist Police of the Citizen Security Secretariat (SSC) of Mexico City responded to a phone call at the Tourist Attention Center. An alarmed man mentioned from a hotel that he was not allowed to leave. The police arrived at the location on Pino Suárez Avenue, Centro neighborhood, Cuauhtémoc municipality to investigate.
Upon contacting the alleged owner of the hotel, they heard voices and noises that led them to enter. Inside, they found a group of people with visible signs of abuse, nervous and disheveled. A Salvadoran citizen explained that they were being held by the woman and two men, adding that they had been there for about 15 days without being able to leave.
The detained foreigners, mostly Indian citizens, reported that they had been stripped of their belongings, including cell phones, identifications, and passports. The police arrested the 53-year-old woman and two men aged 29 and 20, seizing a replica firearm from the latter.
The detainees were informed of their rights and made available to the Public Prosecutor's Office. Cell phones, identifications, and passports that accompanied the investigation were recovered. The foreigners, diagnosed with anxiety attacks, were attended to by ERUM and taken to the Prosecutor's Office for Investigating Kidnapping Crimes.
Additionally, two dogs of French Bulldog and Pug breeds were safeguarded, while the SSC reaffirmed its commitment to assist foreign citizens, offering them support and protection in any emergency situation or crime.
