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Foiled by efforts to stop hijacking, toll plaza thieves grab the cash instead Direct robbery seen as the new strategy after violent incident at Tepoztlán plaza
Published on Wednesday, December 30, 2020
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While toll plazas in many Mexican states have been repeatedly hijacked by more or less peaceful groups of people collecting “voluntary tolls” from drivers, a violent robbery of a plaza in Morelos early Monday suggests that criminals may be upping their game in response to increased security measures against the takeovers.
An armed gang of about 10 people attacked employees on duty at the Tepoztlán toll plaza, tied them up and stole 150,000 pesos (US $7,500) in cash from the toll booths and vault, as well as electronic equipment and cell phones.