Mexico City authorities seize 266 unlicensed slot machines

Federal and Mexico City authorities conducted a coordinated operation involving five search warrants and eight administrative inspections across the Cuauhtémoc and Iztapalapa boroughs. The raids targeted establishments operating unlicensed slot machines and gambling equipment.

In total, officials seized 266 slot machines and various related items, including pinball machines, claw machines for extracting plush toys, computer CPUs, monitors, and video surveillance devices. In the Cuauhtémoc borough, specifically in the Centro neighborhood, authorities recovered numerous computing units and gaming machines. In Iztapalapa, raids in the San José Aculco neighborhood resulted in the seizure of gaming equipment, office furniture, and cash.

The operation was carried out by several agencies, including the Secretariat of Security and Citizen Protection (SSPC), the Attorney General's Office (FGR), the Secretariat of the Navy (Marina), and the National Guard (GN), in coordination with local Mexico City security and finance departments.