Billy ‘Álvarez’ secretary found with 500 thousand pesos in cash

MEXICO CITY.

By court order, early Thursday morning the central offices of the Cooperativa Cruz Azul, SCL, located south of Mexico City.

The assurance order was executed by elements of the Secretariat of Citizen Protection of this capital around three in the morning.

The court order ordered the handover of the Cruz Azul Cooperative, SCL, to the administrative and supervisory councils accredited in Mexico City, for which the breaking of locks and the use of public forcea.

When carrying out the operation derived from the investigations against the former president of the cement machine Billy Álvarez, accused of organized crime and money laundering, the elements of the Secretariat of Citizen Security of Mexico City They realized that Guillermo Patiño Vera, Billy Álvarez’s private secretary, was inside one of the offices of the building.

The circumstance in which it was located Patiño Vera It generated suspicions among the uniformed because when entering the office he was found placing documents in boxes with the legend “SHREDD” and with two bags that contained around 500 thousand pesos in cash.

Not being able to prove the origin of the Patiño Vera resources, the restitution of the money was ordered to the board of directors of the Cruz Azul cooperative.

In the framework of this operation, Víctor Manuel Velázquez Rangel, Yolanda Ramírez Ramírez and José Antonio Marín Gutiérrez – members of the Cruz Azul Cooperative – thanked the work and support of the federal Executive branch, the Judiciary and the police of the City of Mexico in favor of the cooperative and to investigate and punish the alleged corruption that was perpetrated during the last six years by its president and main collaborators.

Today is a memorable day for the history of the La Cruz Azul Cooperative. Join the construction of a free and democratic cooperative. We thank our authorities, the Judiciary, the Executive, and especially our president, Mr. Andrés Manuel López Obrador, for putting a stop to corruption, ”the cooperativists said in a video.

It should be recalled that just a week ago the release of an arrest warrant against Billy Álvarez was confirmed.

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