Overview
- Mexicali merchant Gabriela Ponce said on social media that a man delivered a "gift" with a note threatening her unless she paid a supposed criminal group.
- After her post spread, police and the prosecutor’s office began follow-up, though authorities have not made any arrests.
- She has reopened Bazar de Gaby with security for herself and the store after earlier panic alerts drew no response until she went public.
- Council president Roberto Quijano said an anonymous phone line and email for extortion reports will be released soon and channeled to the National Guard.
- Quijano said more than 98% of these cases go unreported in Baja California because people fear reprisals, which he argued fueled past claims that the crime did not exist.