Delivery Couriers Block Eje 8 Sur in Del Valle Over Gun Threat
Delivery app couriers blocked Eje 8 Sur in Mexico City's Del Valle to demand an apology over a gun threat. See what police and prosecutors are doing.
Couriers who work for delivery apps shut down Eje 8 Sur in the Del Valle neighborhood of the Benito Juárez borough, demanding an apology after one of their colleagues was allegedly threatened with a firearm the day before. According to the newspaper La Razón de México, the protest also left damage at a residential complex.
The Secretaría de Seguridad Ciudadana (SSC, Mexico City’s public security ministry) said it is investigating the incident and will pursue legal steps against the man accused of making the threat.
How the protest unfolded
The mobilization followed a video that circulated on social media. In the footage, a man appears to threaten a courier while apparently holding a gun. The threat is said to have happened on Monday, Nov. 9, and the couriers who gathered on the avenue a day later wanted the man to apologize to their coworker.
During the demonstration, some participants knocked down the entrance gate of a housing complex and damaged a guard booth, La Razón reported. The SSC confirmed that the entrance and the booth were damaged.
When police arrived, part of the group left. Others stayed on the road. SSC personnel spoke with the workers who remained, listening to their demands and looking for ways to get traffic moving again on the avenue.
What authorities are doing about the threat
The SSC said it is looking into the events reported on social media. Together with the Fiscalía General de Justicia de la Ciudad de México (FGJCDMX, the city’s attorney general’s office), it plans to open the corresponding proceedings against the neighbor identified as the person who threatened the courier.
No official confirmation had been given that the man has been arrested. The accusation rests on the video that spread online.
What this means for the area and for delivery workers
For people who live or drive near this stretch of Del Valle, the protest meant a closed avenue and, for residents of the affected housing complex, a damaged entrance gate and guard booth. Police and SSC staff worked at the scene to find a way to reopen the road.
For app-based couriers, the episode shows how a single viral video can quickly bring workers into the street. The group’s demand was specific: an apology from the man in the video. The SSC chose to talk with the workers on site rather than only clear the road, and it has pointed to its own investigation as the response to the underlying threat.
What to watch next
The next step is the work the SSC and the FGJCDMX said they will carry out against the man accused of the threat. Whether he is detained, and whether the couriers receive the apology they requested, was still open when La Razón published its account.
Reports differ on nothing so far: the SSC and La Razón both describe the same sequence of a threat on Nov. 9, a blockade on Eje 8 Sur and damage at the housing complex.
Source: La Razón de México
