Two suspected Israeli crime bosses murdered in Mexico
Authorities believe the victims belonged to the Israeli underworld. [Getty]

Date of publication: 26 July, 2019

The two men, suspected of Israeli mafia links, were gunned down in a restaurant inside a mall in the south of the sprawling capital city.
Two Israelis suspected of mafia links were shot dead in a luxury Mexico City mall in what could have been a settling of scores, Mexico's attorney general's office said on Thursday.

The two men were gunned down in a restaurant inside the mall in the south of the sprawling capital city.

Early investigations "lead us to link the events to a settling of scores between criminal groups," said the attorney general's spokesman Ulises Lara in a news conference.

In a statement, Israel's embassy in Mexico named the two victims as Alon Azulay, 41, and Benjamin Yeshurun Sutchi, 44, who both had "criminal records in Israel as well as Mexico."

Authorities, who believe they belonged to the Israeli underworld, are trying to find out if they had links with drug trafficking, arms sales or money laundering.

Israeli media reported that Sutchi was a well-known crime boss, with his killing likely to have major repercussions in Israel's criminal underworld.

A woman was arrested trying to leave the scene of the crime.

Surveillance video shown on Mexican television showed two men outside a busy restaurant shooting in the air, sending customers running for cover and forcing a police patrol to back off.

The two men took off in a vehicle as one police officer was wounded.

The strange scene has led some to muse whether it was intended merely as a distraction to keep police away while the two Israelis were slain few minutes later by two assailants, including a woman.

Other video surveillance images showed a scantily dressed woman walking down the street where she was arrested.

Local media claimed she was trying to change clothes and about to put on a wig at the moment of arrest.

The Mexican woman who has not been identified, allegedly told authorities it was a crime of passion but later gave details that suggested it was related to criminal gangs.

"The passion motive has been discarded," said Lara.

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Yeshurun Sutchi that is big, first time hearing about Alon Azulay. Anything is possible with this killing, but Sutchi crime family was into drugs, arms smuggling, and money laundering. Right now I say drugs was involved over this hit, but still to early to tell.

FEMALE ASSASSIN SAID TO HAVE BEEN PAID $1,300
Mexico says it’s identified organization behind killing of Israeli crime boss
Prosecutor does not name the group blamed for death of Ben Suthi and his associate, gunned down in cafe last week, says officials working closely with Israeli authorities
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Israeli crime boss Ben Suthi being extradited from Mexico to Israel in 2004. (Channel 13 screenshot)
Mexican authorities on Monday night said they had identified the organization behind the assassination of an Israeli crime boss and his associate last week in Mexico City.

According to multiple reports in Mexican media, Ernestina Godoy, Mexico City’s chief prosecutor, confirmed that a local group was responsible for the killing, but would not name the organization publicly.

Godoy added that one of the suspected shooters, Esperanza Gutierrez Rojano, who was arrested shortly after committing the crime, had received 25,000 pesos ($1,300) for the act. She was given exact instructions on how to commit the murder on the phone.

Godoy said authorities were working closely with the Israeli embassy on the case.

Police arrive at an upscale shopping mall at the south of Mexico City, July 24, 2019, where a woman wearing a blond wig disguise killed two Israeli men (AP Photo)

Tel Aviv native Ben Suthi was shot dead in broad daylight in an upscale shopping mall in Mexico City along with Alon Azoulay of Bat Yam.

Suthi was a notorious figure in Israel’s underworld, with a criminal career dating back to gang wars in the 1990s.

Suthi reportedly relocated to Mexico a few weeks ago. He is believed to have a child in the country, conceived during his last stint there after he fled Israel in 2001, escaping a sentence for murder during a furlough from prison.

Suthi was released from prison in Israel in February and was still regarded as one of the main enemies of Israel’s Mosli crime organization.

Mexican officials said Friday that the shooting, which included a diversionary attack with an assault rifle against police outside the mall, was likely linked to drug cartels and money laundering.

Israeli police sources told the Ynet news site on Thursday that there was “no doubt” the murder was “commissioned by those with interests in Israel.” The Israel Police reportedly suspect that an Israeli criminal organization paid a local group in Mexico City to carry out the hit.

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