The Attorney General's Office of the State of Mexico (FGJEM) achieved the detention of 132 people presumably linked to criminal gangs dedicated to vehicle theft in an operation executed between March 20 and May 5, 2025. This action is part of a strategy that involves federal, state, and municipal authorities in 22 municipalities of the entity.
Various agencies participated in the operation, including the Secretary of National Defense (SEDENA), the Secretary of the Navy (SEMAR), the National Guard (GN), the Secretary of Security of the State of Mexico (SSEM), and municipal prosecutors' offices. More than 90 operational actions were carried out, including searches, reviews, security filters, and interventions in the act.
The detained individuals belong to criminal gangs identified by FGJEM, including "Los 50", "Los Chapulines", "Los Chuecos", "El Rey", "Los Masse", "Los Jasso", "Los Pizzeros", "Los Bigus", and "Los Peñafiel", which mainly operated in municipalities such as Toluca, Atizapán de Zaragoza, Tlalnepantla, Chicoloapan, Chimalhuacán, Ecatepec, Texcoco, Almoloya de Juárez, and Nezahualcóyotl, among others.
As a result of these actions, 41 properties related to the sale, storage or dismantling of stolen vehicles and auto parts were secured. These assets are subject to processes for the extinction of domain with the collaboration of the General Office of Patrimonial and Financial Intelligence of FGJEM.
According to the Third Management Report of the Attorney General of Justice of the State of Mexico, there was a 3.27% decrease in cases of violent vehicle theft compared to the same previous period; however, there was an increase in motorcycle theft, with increases of 21.56% in violent thefts and 23.19% in non-violent thefts.
FGJEM has identified that more than 80% of vehicle thefts in the entity occur in 22 municipalities, which has allowed efforts to be focused in these areas to dismantle the operational and financial structures of criminal groups.
