A recent federal auction of 75 properties seized from organized crime, including one in the area where "El Mencho" was captured, largely failed to attract buyers. Only four properties were sold during the Indep-organized event, leaving the majority unclaimed.

Propiedades aseguradas por la FGR quedaron sin compradores durante la puja organizada por el Indep; entre ellos había un predio en el fraccionamiento donde capturaron a El Mencho