Mexico City. The Government of Mexico City will reinforce surveillance in the Metro, even with undercover police, given the increase in complaints for punctures to users of that transport system, which currently total 41.
At a press conference, the head of the local executive, Clara Brugada, called on the population to remain calm, noting that in any of the reported cases there has been a risk of the lives of those affected, nor derived in acts of kidnapping or sexual violence.
He stressed that as part of the attention to those who have been victims of these punctures, prophylaxis is supplied to prevent sexual diseases, specifically HIV, although, ”said Local Health Secretary Nadine Gasman,” the risk of infection is minimal.
In that tenor, the prosecutor of Mexico City, Bertha Mayor, said that of the affected people, only four traces of narcotics have been detected, although he avoided saying what substance, pointing out that investigations continue.
The safety reinforcement includes the deployment of uniformed in the platforms of all subway stations, as well as within the trains, so that at 5,800 elements assigned to the surveillance of the network, 200 more of the foxes and panthers groups will be added.
In addition to undercover police inside the trains, who will act in support of the victims if necessary; There will also be “simulated users”, a subway personnel whose task will only be observation, explained the head of the Ministry of Citizen Security, Pablo Camacho. In addition to this there will be access controls and random reviews at the stations and operations will be carried out with canine binomials.
He added that a protocol of attention to the victims has been established, which contemplates the transfer of the person to the nearest health center for medical care, giving prophylactic treatment and taking the samples for the corresponding studies.
A Public Ministry agent will be submitted to the place to take the statement of the affected person if you wish.
On her side, the prosecutor capital, said that a modus operandi has not been identified in these cases, unless four of the victims denounced the theft of their belongings.
Of the complaints filed, 33 of the attacks occurred in the Metro, four in the Metrobús, three on public roads and one more in the internal transport of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), known as Pumabus.
He added that of the cases reported in 15 people, puncture injuries have been found in the arm; In addition to reporting dizziness or drowsiness.
Regarding the three arrested for this type of facts, the official, informed that only one has been linked to the process by finding indications of having picket the victim, so he is in prison, while the other two were released by not finding elements against him.
