Overview
- Guillermo Soto Jiménez, seen by authorities as a leader of the group, was detained in Colonia Doctores on Thursday under an arrest warrant for asociación delictuosa.
- Federal and Mexico City forces carried out a coordinated operation to find and arrest him, according to official reports.
- Investigators say the ring posed as wealthy buyers on social media and used forged bank documents or transfers without funds that were canceled after vehicles changed hands.
- The network’s activity has been reported across Nuevo León, Puebla, Guanajuato, Jalisco, Hidalgo, Estado de México, and Mexico City.
- The case connects to the 2023 detention of his father, pointing to a sustained crackdown and to the hurdles victims face recovering cars once payments are revoked.