During the last operation carried out in the city of Morelia, 82 illegal items were confiscated.
Mexico.- After the General Prosecutor's Office (FGR) executed three search warrants, with the participation of elements from the Public Security Secretariat (SSP), 82 slot machines were secured in Morelia. As a result, the total number of confiscated items so far in 2024 has risen to 1,945.
Following the intelligence work, through the Undersecretary of Specialized Investigation (SIE), the search warrants were executed in different commercial establishments in the Ventura Puente neighborhood and the downtown area of the Michoacan capital.
So far this year, the actions carried out in the eight regions of the state have allowed for the securing of 1,945 items, stated the Secretary of Public Security, Juan Carlos Oseguera Cortés, who detailed that 659 machines correspond to Morelia, 307 in Uruapan, 217 in Zitácuaro, 174 in Zamora, 168 in Lázaro Cárdenas; 163 in Apatzingán; 139 in Pátzcuaro and 118 in Maravatío.
The official noted that Morelia, Uruapan, and Zitácuaro are the regions with the highest number of machines that have been located and made available to the authorities. Moreover, he pointed out that the seizures are carried out because these places are susceptible to criminal acts, such as drug sales and consumption.
At the beginning of September, the governor of Michoacán, Alfredo Ramírez Bedolla, announced that he would ask the municipalities to ban slot machines and mini-casinos to combat crime in the state.
The governor explained that it is important for municipal authorities to establish in their regulations the prohibition of these establishments, which constitute another variant in the criminality operating in the entity.
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He also reported that with the new municipal administrations, a security agreement will be signed that consists of hiring auxiliary police to monitor banks and other institutions that are more vulnerable to being robbed.
“It will not only be coordination in terms of security, the delivery of resources, and the Fortapaz but it should also include issues in regulatory matters; to modify their regulations to have greater legal strength and to combat all crime: organized, common, domestic, etc.,” he pointed out.
