A minor under the age of 17 and a 20-year-old girl were arrested by elements of the Banking and Industrial Police (PBI) while trying to enter the Six Flags amusement park with a sub-machine gun.
In a statement, Mexico City’s Secretariat of Citizen Security (SSC) indicated that the events occurred when the uniformed carried out surveillance work at the Jardines del Ajusco colony in Tlalpan, and Six Flags personnel asked for their support.
You may be interested: CDMX Prosecutor’s Office investigates injuries as a young man in a Six Flags mechanical game
“The whistleblowers requested the arrest of a child under the age of 17, who was detected by metal detector devices, carrying a sub-machine gun and 28 useful cartridges, which was in the company of a 20-year-old girl,” the unit detailed.
Police officers from the #SSC arrested two young men at the entrance of an amusement park in @TlalpanAl; they were secured a firearm and useful cartridges in the detector arches, so they did not enter the site; were made available to @FiscaliaCDMX https://t.co/tj179qkx66 pic.twitter.com/HlsXjIoc5u
— SSC CDMX (@SSC_CDMX) April 25, 2021
Because they did not have the documentation to verify the legal ownership and carrying of the firearm, both young men were arrested and presented to the relevant public prosecutor’s office agent, who will determine their legal status.
What we do at Animal Politics requires professional journalists, teamwork, dialogue with readers and something very important: independence. You can help us keep going. Be part of the team.
Subscribe to Animal Politics, receive benefits and support free journalism.#YoSoyAnimal
