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Mexican Tanya Jo was detained by Colombian authorities at Eldorado International Airport in Bogota for allegedly Become part of a gang of jewel thieves in Canada, the USA, France, Costa Rica and Uruguay, Colombian police said this Saturday.

The 27-year-old woman had an Interpol Red Notice, was wanted in 196 countries and She was captured while trying to enter Colombia. after arriving from Mexico on a commercial flight.

Tanya XO, originally from Culiacan, is being extradited by Costa Rican authorities. There is the criminal court of the third judicial district of Pawasa. He is seeking this for the crimes of aggravated robbery and unlawful association.

Director of the Police Criminal Investigation Department (DIJIN), Colonel Edwin Urrego, said in a statement that The woman is accused of belonging to a Mexican criminal group known as Los Mazos. dedicated to thefts of expensive jewelry in different countries of America and Europe.

Information received from Costa Rican authorities indicates that The gang chose the country where they would steal the jewelry, and They then sent several of their members to collect more accurate information from commercial establishments.

They performed in this format in Costa Rica in October 2017, where In less than 10 minutes, two groups of criminals robbed two jewelry stores. located in the Escazú area.

According to the study, The Mexican allegedly took direct part in one of the attacks. Their function was to wait in the car for the perpetrators of the robbery, and then help them escape with the loot.

Except, was responsible for the transportation and protection of stolen jewelry, until another member of the group smuggled them out of Costa Rica.

After committing a robbery in Costa Rica, they broke up and moved to different countries to remain undetected. then we’ll meet in Mexico.

However, San Jose authorities conducted a thorough investigation, which allowed them to detain four members of the criminal organization who They betrayed others in the network, including the Mexican woman.

The woman tried to enter Colombia several times but was denied entry and sent back to Mexico. changed my passport and decided to enter Colombia again, to settle with her family in the department of Valle del Cauca, but was captured.

(According to information from EFE)