As part of the operations carried out by elements of the Navy (Semar) in Veracruz, more than 50 video surveillance cameras that had been installed illegally in public roads were removed.
The Secretariat of Security and Citizen Protection (SSPC) confirmed through a brief statement that a total of 53 cameras located in various points of the municipalities of Cosoleacaque and Minatitlán were removed.
It was reported that the seizure of these devices was carried out with the objective of “weakening the criminal structure in the area”, since it is presumed that some cameras were handled by criminal groups, through which they monitored and planned their illegal activities.
The Secretary of Government of Veracruz, Ricardo Ahued Bardahuil, indicated that an investigation has already begun on the discovery of these surveillance cameras. Before local media, he reported that sometimes these devices were placed by the neighbors themselves to protect their homes.
However, he specified that any equipment installed in public roads must be managed by the State Center for Control, Command, Communications and Computing (C4), which is responsible for channeling emergency reports to medical, security, Civil Protection, Firefighters, and other corporations.
These actions are added to those carried out in previous days in municipalities such as Coatzacoalcos, Tuxpan, and Poza Rica, where operations have also been deployed to identify video surveillance cameras that operate illegally.
The mayor of Coatzacoalcos, Amado Cruz Malpica, reported that more than 40 cameras were removed because they did not have the respective authorization. When questioned about the possible use of these devices by criminal groups, he warned that it is a “delicate issue” that will have to be clarified by the corresponding authorities.
It was on January 3 when security elements removed the surveillance cameras that had been illegally placed on lighting poles in said municipality. Personnel from the Defense Department also participated in these efforts.
Video surveillance network dismantled in Chiapas
In addition to Veracruz, illegally operating video surveillance cameras have also been removed in the state of Chiapas, which were linked to a criminal cell.
On January 6, the state Attorney General’s Office reported that 30 security cameras were seized in Frontera Hidalgo and Suchiate, which were operated by a criminal group dedicated to extorting and kidnapping migrants.
The following day, the authorities dismantled various antennas that received signals from these devices. During these efforts, two rotating security cameras, four base radios, a radio antenna, a lightning antenna, six saucer-shaped satellite antennas, suburban and signaling lamps, as well as various types of cables were seized.
Source: infobae
