Overview
- In the Agrícola Oriental neighborhood of Iztacalco, police responding to a citizen call detained 16 people accused of trying to force a 59-year-old man out of his home.
- Police say attackers earlier fired at the home's gate and used tow trucks to remove three vehicles from the property.
- Officers recovered a handgun and 14 cellphones at the scene, and three of the detainees are minors.
- Separately, four suspects accused of extorting market vendors in Iztapalapa, Iztacalco and Tultitlán were arrested with support from State of Mexico authorities and Mexico City prosecutors, including one found with fentanyl and other drugs.
- All detainees were turned over to the public prosecutor, and officials say investigations for aggravated extortion and related offenses remain open.