Overview
- Mario Riestra Piña reported that a vehicle imitating a police patrol tried to stop him on the Puebla–Veracruz highway near Palmarito Tochapan on the night of March 17.
- He said the occupants opened fire after he refused to halt, and he and his two companions continued driving until the pursuit ended closer to Puebla without injuries reported.
- State Secretary of Governance Samuel Aguilar Pala said officials contacted Riestra and will accompany him to file a formal complaint with the Puebla state prosecutor’s office.
- The Puebla government noted there was no 911 call recorded at the time of the incident, a detail authorities say will factor into the case review.
- The Fiscalía will investigate whether the unit was a cloned patrol and will analyze highway cameras and traffic logs, a step taken as Puebla highways face recurring crimes using fake police tactics.