Politics · Mexico · 35 mins ago
Mexico sets informant rewards of up to 60 million pesos
Mexico’s Attorney General’s Office will offer rewards for information that helps capture wanted people under new rules published in the government’s official gazette.
Payments will range from 100,000 to 60 million pesos, depending on the case.
A committee made up of officials from specialized prosecutor’s offices will assess each proposed reward and approve its amount.
It will consider the person’s position in a criminal organization, the importance of their activities and the social impact of the case.
Information must be verified and directly help an investigation for a payment to be considered.
Officials say informants’ names and identifying details will remain confidential.
If several people provide useful information, the committee can decide how to divide the reward among them.
Mexico’s Attorney General’s Office will offer rewards of 100,000 to 60 million pesos for information that helps capture people suspected of crimes.
New operating rules published in the Official Gazette set criteria for deciding the amount in each case.
A rewards committee will assess the information and approve proposed rewards and payments.
Information must be verified and contribute directly and effectively to an investigation for a payment to be considered.
The rules require informants’ names and identifying details to remain confidential and not be made public.
- Who
- Mexico’s Attorney General’s Office (FGR) will pay people who provide useful information.
- What
- It set rewards of 100,000 to 60 million pesos for information that helps capture suspected criminals.
- When
- The rules were published on October 13, 2026.
- Where
- Mexico; the rules were published in the Official Gazette of the Federation.
- Why
- To encourage information that contributes to investigations and helps authorities locate and capture wanted people.
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- Minimum reward
- 100,000 pesos
- Maximum reward
- 60 million pesos
- Decision-making body
- FGR Rewards Committee
- Confidentiality
- Informants’ names and identifying details will not be made public
- Payment condition
- Information must be verified and directly and effectively contribute to the investigation
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FGR ofrecerá recompensas de hasta 60 millones de pesos para capturar a criminales
FGR ofrecerá recompensas de hasta 60 millones de pesos por información para detener delincuentes
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FGR ofrecerá hasta $60 millones de recompensa por datos que ayuden a detención de delincuentes
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What people are saying
The amounts of the rewards may range from $100,000.00 (ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND PESOS 00/100 M.N.) to $60,000,000.00 (SIXTY MILLION PESOS 00/100 M.N.), in accordance with budget availability or the resources of the Fund.
in no case and under no circumstances will the name or identifying details of the person who provides the information be made public