De regering gaf 3000 leden van de federale politie van de staat Mexico opdracht om hard op te treden. Daarbij werden ongeveer 279 arrestaties verricht. Onder meer drie EU-burgers werden aangehouden: Samantha Diezmar (Duitsland), Maria Sastres Torrida (Spanje) en Cristina Vals Fernández (Spanje).
The government ordered brutal repression involving 3000 members of the State of Mexico Federal Police, resulting in approximately 279 arrests, including three EU citizens: Samantha Diezmar (Germany), Maria Sastres Torrida (Spain) y Cristina Vals Fernández (Spain), who were subjected to brutal ill treatment, harassment and eventually deportation.