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Police bust up multinational ATM skimming gang in Mexico

Authorities arrested 26 and seized 54 counterfeit bankcards, $38,000 in cash and eight vehicles in coordinated raids, a local report says.

December 11, 2015

Police in Mexico City recently arrested 26 suspects in a move to break up a multinational ATM card-skimming operation.

According to a report by the Yucatan Times, alleged members of the gang included 11 Venezuelans, nine Mexicans, two Bulgarians, and one person each from Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador and Romania. Five additional suspects are still being sought by police.

Authorities used security camera video to identify the suspects, who were seen "acting suspiciously" around a number of ATMs.

In coordinated raids, polize seized 54 counterfeit bankcards, 636,300 pesos ($38,000) in cash and eight vehicles, the report said.