The Undersecretary of Operations of the Public Security Secretariat of Colima was attacked.

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The official was on his way to start his workday when he was attacked.

Elizabeth Ibal

The Undersecretary of Operations of the Colima State Public Security Secretariat was attacked and shot at in the municipality of Colima while on his way to work.

The State Coordination Table for the Construction of Peace and Security in that state confirmed the shooting attack this Tuesday morning, which occurred north of Colima as he was traveling in a pickup truck to the Security Secretariat's facilities to begin his workday.

Following the attack, agents from the State Attorney General's Office arrived to collect evidence and information at the scene.

Following the direct attack, state authorities who are part of the Security Task Force condemned the incident.

“Those of us who lead and comprise the corporations and institutions represented on the State Coordination Board condemn the attack and express our condolences to the affected official and his family during these difficult times.”

They also stated that they are already collaborating in a coordinated manner with the State Attorney General's Office in the corresponding investigation to identify and bring those responsible to justice.

It was also announced that the official is in stable condition.

A video showing the moment of the attack was circulated on social media. It shows a white van approaching and the shots being fired.

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An armed attack on a bakery in Colima left six dead; the killers are being sought this Tuesday morning.

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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2025 

The Government of Colima assured that operations are already underway to find the perpetrators.

Elizabeth Ibal

A violent incident shocked residents of the municipality of Colima, as armed individuals broke into a bakery and killed six people, while wounding another. State authorities are conducting operations to find the killers.

The incident occurred before dawn inside the El Pichón bread-making business, located on Francisco Javier Mina, in the Placetas neighborhood of Colima.

A group of armed individuals arrived at the scene, attacked seven people inside, and then left. After hearing gunshots, neighbors notified authorities through emergency numbers.

State Preventive Police officers responded to the establishment as first responders and found the seven people with gunshot wounds. Paramedics later confirmed that five men and one woman had died.

One woman was injured and was immediately taken to a nearby hospital.

In response to the multiple homicides, the Colima government and the State Attorney General's Office issued a statement confirming the death toll from the attack.

"This Tuesday morning, armed individuals entered a commercial establishment in the aforementioned location in the municipality of Colima and fired firearms, leaving six people dead and one injured, who was taken for medical attention."

They also indicated that the State Coordination Board for the Construction of Peace and Security in Colima is working in a coordinated manner to locate those responsible for the armed attack.

In addition, members of the Public Security Secretariat (SSP), the armed forces, and the Colima Coordination, Control, Command, Communication, Computing, and Intelligence Center (C5i) are supporting the investigation by following up on the investigation.

In this regard, the El Pichón bakery, which has been in operation since 1990, issued a statement regretting the events and announcing that they would not be able to deliver orders as they normally do to homes and businesses.

"We have been victims of insecurity in our family business. There are no words to express this event. We thank our clients and friends for their concern and displays of affection, and we ask for their humanity and empathy in the face of this terrible situation."

So far, no arrests have been made for this multiple homicide.

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The Deputy Director Of The Social Reinsertion Center Of Manzanillo Was Shot To Death: Colima

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Zaragoza was outside his home on Primavera Street in the Valle de las Garzas neighborhood when the crime occurred.

DECEMBER 8, 2024 

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Salvador Zaragoza Álvarez, deputy director of the Social Reinsertion Center (Cereso) of Manzanillo, was shot and killed in that municipality of Colima.

He was assaulted with gunshots when he was outside his house, on Primavera Street, in the Valle de las Garzas neighborhood, between Barrio I and II, in Manzanillo.

Subjects carrying firearms arrived there and shot him on several occasions.

Police and paramedics arrived at the scene but the latter only confirmed the death of the 42 year old prison officer.

The crime scene was secured by Manzanillo police personnel for the preservation of evidence.

An operation was carried out in the area to find the perpetrators, but they were not found, and so far no one has been arrested for the homicide.

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Woman Arrested In Guadalajara On Suspicion Of Being Alleged Operator Of Colima Criminal Group

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Indications are that he ordered criminal activities from Jalisco.

NOVEMBER 11, 2024 

Elizabeth Ibal / El Occidental

A woman identified as a possible operator of a criminal group in the state of Colima was captured in Guadalajara.

The Secretariat of Security and Citizen Protection assured that Itania Noemi “N”, served as a logistics operator in that state for a criminal group that operates in the Pacific of the Mexican Republic, and also indicated that she ordered criminal activities from Jalisco.

He also reported Monday afternoon that her whereabouts were found through a line of investigation into drug trafficking in Colima, which led to the identification of Itania Noemi “N” as the alleged leader of a criminal cell in charge of trafficking illicit substances. She is also identified as the main generator of violence in Manzanillo.

She was located in the Guadalajara Metropolitan Area, as her place of mobility, so the personnel of the Secretariat of Security and Citizen Protection (SSPC), the National Intelligence Center (CNI), the Secretariat of National Defense (Sedena), the Secretariat of the Mexican Navy (Semar) and the National Guard (GN), deployed an operation.

The Intelligence Center obtained information and was able to locate her. She was captured a few meters from the facilities of the Attorney General's Office, on Comercio Street in the Mexicaltzingo neighborhood of Guadalajara.

Upon noticing the presence of the federal agents, she fled. She was later caught by the officers, who corroborated her identity and she was arrested. She was handed over to the Public Prosecutor's Office of the Attorney General of the Republic.

In the review of her personal data, information was obtained that Itania Noemi “N” has an arrest warrant in force for crimes against health and the federal firearms law issued in September 2021.

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Navy And Sedena Send Elements To Strengthen Security In Colima

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In order to help reduce the illegal activities of criminal groups with a presence in the region.

WRITTEN BY: ROCIO JARDINEZ HERNANDEZ

More than 300 elements of the Mexican Army were sent this Sunday by the Ministry of National Defense to enforce security in Colima.

According to the agency, this occurs derived from the actions carried out to achieve the objectives outlined in the National Peace and Security Plan 2018-2024 and in the Inter-Institutional Operations Plan “Security for the Development of the State”, in order to contribute to reduce the illegal activities of criminal groups with a presence in the region, as well as preserve and guarantee the freedom, order and public peace of the inhabitants of the state.

Through a press release, he said that “military personnel will act firmly at all times, performing tasks of dissuasion, prevention, patrols, reconnaissance and establishing military security posts, in order to generate an atmosphere of tranquility in the population, adhering to the provisions of the National Law on the Use of Force and respecting human rights at all times”.

Meanwhile, the Ministry of the Navy, through the Mexican Navy, announced that naval personnel, in cooperation with the Attorney General's Office, are currently strengthening security in the municipalities of Colima, Tecomán and Villa de Álvarez, in the state of Colima.

For this purpose, 125 naval elements were deployed, including Marine Infantry and Special Forces personnel aboard 21 vehicles of this Institution, which will provide support during search warrants granted by the Judge of Control, derived from acts of investigation of the Special Prosecutor's Office.

Likewise, naval elements aboard two mobile wing aircraft (helicopters) of the Mexican Navy, who provide aerial support.

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