The transporter-focused gang Los Diamantes has been disbanded

The accused truck driver robbery gang "Los Diamantes" was dismantled in a joint operation between the SSC and the District Attorney's Office of the capital.

The transporter-focused gang Los Diamantes has been disbanded
The dismantling of the Los Diamantes gang's transporter-robbing operations. Credit: SSC

Ten people were arrested in a joint operation by the Secretariat of Citizen Security and the Mexico City Attorney General's Office after 10 search warrants were served in the country's capital, Morelos, and the State of Mexico. They are allegedly members of the gang "Los Diamantes," which is dedicated to the robbery of truck drivers.

According to the SSC, the criminal group, allegedly led by Mario Francisco, alias "El Diamante Negro," 44, is accused of incurring millions of dollars in losses by stealing items on roads throughout the states of Mexico, Morelos, Puebla, Querétaro, Hidalgo, and Mexico City.