Overview
- Police detained Adolfo Plata in Querétaro on June 14 after he went to Plaza Vital to meet a Facebook buyer for Pokémon cards and then transferred him to Saltillo, Coahuila.
- Saltillo authorities said he was accused of leading a gang that committed multiple home robberies and that a judge issued an arrest warrant for qualified robbery.
- Plata’s family used a phone‑tracking app to find him at the Querétaro prosecutor’s offices, presented hotel bookings, videos and location records that they say prove an alibi, and launched a social campaign to press for his release.
- Reports say Plata was released in mid‑June after national attention, but officials have not publicly explained how investigators identified him or detailed the legal disposition of the case.
- The episode highlights risks in in‑person sales arranged online, questions about identification and detainee handling across state lines, and the role of records such as the Registro Nacional de Detenciones in tracking transfers.