FILE – In this Aug. 13, 1969 file photo, people line 42nd Street in New York to cheer Apollo 11 astronauts, in lead car from left, Buzz Aldrin, Michael Collins and Neil Armstrong, traveling east on 42nd street, towards the United Nations. (AP Photo/File)
In this July 21, 1969 photo made available by NASA, astronaut Neil Armstrong, Apollo 11 commander, sits inside the Lunar Module after he and Buzz Aldrin completed their extravehicular activity on the surface of the moon. (Buzz Aldrin/NASA via AP)
FFM118. ON MOON (), 17/07/2019.-A handout photo made available by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) shows astronaut Neil Armstrong working near the lunar landing module in this photo taken by ‘Eagle’ lander pilot Edwin Aldrin on 20 July 1969 (issued 17 July 2019). It is a rare photo of the ‘First Man on The Moon’ Neil Armstrong, who took most of the images of the mission on the moon’s surface himself.The year 2019 marks the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing, an event seen as the peak of the United States’ space program of the 1960s which put an end to the so-called ‘Race to Space’ between the Cold War rivals the US and the Soviet Union, that once was triggered by the USSR’s 04 October 1957 launch of the ‘Sputnik 1’ satellite. NASA astronaut Neil Armstrong made history when he stepped out of the Apollo 11’s ‘Eagle’ landing module on 21 July 1969 and left the first human footprints on the moon. EFE/EPA/EDWIN ALDRIN/NASA HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES (Aniversario Luna)
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FFM118. ON MOON (), 17/07/2019.-A handout photo made available by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) shows astronaut Neil Armstrong working near the lunar landing module in this photo taken by ‘Eagle’ lander pilot Edwin Aldrin on 20 July 1969 (issued 17 July 2019). It is a rare photo of the ‘First Man on The Moon’ Neil Armstrong, who took most of the images of the mission on the moon’s surface himself.The year 2019 marks the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing, an event seen as the peak of the United States’ space program of the 1960s which put an end to the so-called ‘Race to Space’ between the Cold War rivals the US and the Soviet Union, that once was triggered by the USSR’s 04 October 1957 launch of the ‘Sputnik 1’ satellite. NASA astronaut Neil Armstrong made history when he stepped out of the Apollo 11’s ‘Eagle’ landing module on 21 July 1969 and left the first human footprints on the moon. EFE/EPA/EDWIN ALDRIN/NASA HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES (Aniversario Luna)
FFM101. AT SEA (), 17/07/2019.- A handout photo made available by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) shows the members of the ‘Apollo 11’ crew wait for pickup by a helicopter from the ‘USS Hornet’, the prime recovery ship for the historic lunar landing mission at sea on 24 July 1969 (issued 17 July 2019). The fourth man in the life raft is a U.S. Navy underwater demolition team swimmer. All four men are wearing biological isolation garments.The year 2019 marks the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing, an event seen as the peak of the United States’ space program of the 1960s which put an end to the so-called ‘Race to Space’ between the Cold War rivals the US and the Soviet Union, that once was triggered by the USSR’s 04 October 1957 launch of the ‘Sputnik 1’ satellite. NASA astronaut Neil Armstrong made history when he stepped out of the Apollo 11’s ‘Eagle’ landing module on 21 July 1969 and left the first human footprints on the moon. EFE/EPA/NASA HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES (Aniversario Luna)
FFM101. ON MOON (), 17/07/2019.- A handout photo made available by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) shows ‘Apollo 11’ astronaut Edwin ‘Buzz’ Aldrin standing by the US flag planted on the surface of the moon on 20 July 1969 (issued 17 July 2019). The year 2019 marks the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing, an event seen as the peak of the United States’ space program of the 1960s which put an end to the so-called ‘Race to Space’ between the Cold War rivals the US and the Soviet Union, that once was triggered by the USSR’s 04 October 1957 launch of the ‘Sputnik 1’ satellite. NASA astronaut Neil Armstrong made history when he stepped out of the Apollo 11’s ‘Eagle’ landing module on 21 July 1969 and left the first human footprints on the moon. EFE/EPA/NEIL ARMSTRONG/NASA HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES (Aniversario Luna)

TICUL, Yucatán.—  La tarde de este miércoles, un humilde limosnero fue despojado del dinero que había reunido durante varios días en calles del centro de esta ciudad.

Cerca de la una de la tarde, el encargado de una frutería llamó a la Policía Municipal de Ticul para reportar que un hombre que se dedica a pedir limosna había intentado pagar con un billete falso de 500 pesos. De inmediato, llegarón al lugar elementos de la corporación quienes interrogarlo a don “Milo”, como se conoce popularmente al sujeto de unos 88 años de edad.

Versión de testigos

De acuerdo con algunos testigos, la estafa ocurrió cuando una mujer identificada como “Rosa” se acercó al octogenario y le pidió que le cambiara un billete de 500 pesos, y el hombre le explicó que solo había reunido 400 pesos durante varios días, gracias a la caridad de los vecinos.

Sin pensarlo dos veces, la mujer tomó el dinero y le entregó al menesteroso el billete diciéndole que le regalaba los 100 pesos restantes.

Intentó comprar frutas

Los testigos explican que el hombre, “lleno de emoción” se dirigió a comprar algunas frutas y, al intentar pagar, el encargado le explicó que el billete era falso. “Al principio don “Milo” no podía creer lo que le dijo el encargado, pero luego se puso muy triste, casi al borde del llanto”, comentó un vecino.

Identifican a la estafadora

Los testigos comentaron que la mujer que comentió la estafa y despojó al anciano de su dinero es conocida en la ciudad como “Rosa”, quien vive cerca de un comercio de importanciones.

Trasladado para denunciar

Don “Milo”, quien padece de una discapacidad auitivo, fue auxiliado por los agentes municipales y trasladado para interponer la denuncia correspondiente ante la Fiscalía General del Estado.

En la ciudad se han denunciado en varias ocasiones la presencia de billetes falsos de 200 y 500 pesos. Los vecinos pidieron a las autoridades que se haga justicia para que don Milo recupere su dinero y la estafadora sea juzgada por el delito que cometió.- (Por SERGIO IVÁN CHI CHI / Megamedia).