The Mexico City Attorney General’s Office has implemented a new investigative strategy to address vehicle and auto parts theft, with changes to its internal organization, the use of technology, and coordination with other security agencies.
The model includes the creation of specialized Public Prosecutor’s offices based on the type of theft, allowing investigations to be focused according to the specific characteristics of each crime. Simultaneously, a fast-track judicial unit has been established to review cases with sufficient evidence to request arrest warrants or file charges, with the goal of bringing cases before a judge more quickly.
As part of this adjustment, the Attorney General’s Office has integrated monitoring mechanisms to identify individuals considered high-priority in these investigations. These include suspected perpetrators of violence, as well as individuals involved in the transportation and sale of stolen vehicles or auto parts, the agency announced in a statement.
The strategy also includes coordination with the Investigative Police and the Secretariat of Citizen Security, with the aim of intervening at different levels of criminal networks.
In the technological sphere, the agency launched an intelligence center that operates with a direct connection to the Command, Control, Computing, Communications, and Citizen Contact Center (C5) system. This tool allows real-time access to information from video surveillance cameras, license plate readers, and emergency reports.
The system, operational since December 2025, facilitates data cross-referencing for case tracking, identification of escape routes, and location of potential perpetrators. With this information, authorities have detected cells dedicated to vehicle theft, including groups involved in robberies at car dealerships and gangs focused on motorcycles.
According to the agency, between January and February 2026, 31 search warrants were executed, a higher number than that recorded during the same period of the previous year. During that time, 63 arrest warrants were also executed.
In February, the Prosecutor’s Office presented 34 people before the judicial authorities for their alleged involvement in crimes related to vehicle theft. The cases correspond to incidents that occurred between 2017 and 2026 in at least 12 boroughs, including Gustavo A. Madero, Iztapalapa, Coyoacán, Iztacalco, Álvaro Obregón, and Venustiano Carranza.
Of the arrests reported that month, 29 resulted from arrest warrants. Of these, 21 were for vehicle theft, seven for receiving stolen property, and one for auto parts theft. Additionally, three individuals were rearrested, and two arrests were made during raids.
The Attorney General’s Office indicated that investigations are ongoing to locate more members of these networks and to further develop cases related to these types of crimes.
Source: infobae
