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JUNE 6, 2025
LUZ NOTICIAS
VIDEO TRANSLATION
A Friday, eh, that can be described as violent, a Friday where nine people have been executed in less than two hours. Information began arriving very early that two people had been executed on the Benito Juárez Highway near the town of Valbuena. Then another report arrived later that a person had been executed at the old toll booth near Culiacán, at the entrance to Culiacán.
Later, another report came that in San Pedro Navolato there was another execution, four in Guamuchilera on the highway toward Mocorito, a fifth executed, and also on the island in the city of Culiacán, in the La Isla sector, another execution, there were six, but in the community of Limón. This is in the southern part of Sinaloa. Three more people were also found executed in El Limón de los Perazas, San Ignacio, giving a total of nine people executed. In less than 2 hours, the morning was very hectic.
Yes, the truth is that the reports started coming in, and we're wondering what's happening in Sinaloa. So many different incidents in these locations, and in a very short time. In other words, it was an extremely violent morning. What we experienced here in the state was very violent this morning, and we're going to have this reunion, which we'll be able to describe as a Black Friday. In practically 2 hours, if you've asked yourself, "Violence has decreased in Sinaloa," well, let me tell you, it hasn't intensified.
May is the most violent month of 2025, and June, well, it's not looking good, it's looking very negative. And this day began with these two executed men who were found tied up on the side of the Benito Juárez Highway, known as La Costera, near the town of Valbuena, in the municipality of Navolato. The victims were Unidentified. This happened at 6 a.m. at kilometer 10 + 900 of the southbound lanes. One of the victims was of medium build, lying face down with his hands tied in front of him. He was wearing a navy blue shirt, jeans, and black calfskin sandals. The second victim was wearing a pink shirt, brown pants, was thin, and was approximately 70 years old. Thus, this practically violent day in Sinaloa began.
We have the full count of these nine people executed on the Ángel Beltrán line early Friday. We hear you, Ángel. Good afternoon. José. Likewise, the audience, indeed, as you already mentioned, for less than two hours, six men were found murdered in Nabolato, Mocorito, and Culiacán. This occurred in different incidents. Just minutes before 6:00 a.m., the discovery of two men was reported murdered on the shore of Benito Juárez, known as La Costera in the images of the town of Valbuena in the municipality of Navolato. National Guard agents responded to the scene immediately and indeed found the two men leaning against a tree on the side of the road, crossing the south-north lanes. These two men were not identified at the time of their discovery. They were tied up by the hands with their faces covered with clothing and shot with a rifle known as a "cuerno de chivo." When the bodies were transferred to the forensic medical service, one of them, the one you just mentioned, was identified by his relatives as Santos, 68 years old, who lived in the town of Patagón in the municipality of Naabolato. He was located along with this person and is
still under the protection of the forensic medical service. This man is approximately 30 to 35 years old. He was wearing a black, blue denim shirt and black cowhide sandals.
They were just reviewing the case. When another body was found on the old road leading to the town of Michoacán, in the municipality of Nabolato, near the town of Buenos Aires, this man was found lying face up on the side of the old road with a message on his body and gunshot wounds. This person was not identified and is now under the protection of the forensic medical service. At the same time, the body of another man was reported to have been found murdered at the old toll booth located on the Benito Juárez Highway near the La Estancia subdivision, also west of Culiacán. A man was found there wearing blue jeans and a black T-shirt. The body was badly damaged and had gunshot wounds to the body and also to the At the same time that this discovery was being reported, another body was found in the Musala Island area.
This man was also completely wrapped in clear plastic. He also had a message, and this person was said to be wearing a red shirt and a navy blue shirt. The condition in which this body was found was not clear. It was not possible to obtain further physical characteristics.
Minutes before 6:00 a.m., the body of another man was found. He was shot and tied with wire to the side of the road that leads from the Villa Adolfo Lopez Mateos municipality, El Tamarindo, to the town of La Agua. This person was also found next to a fence and a tree. He also had gunshot wounds to his body. With these men, these six bodies add up to six bodies, well, six people murdered in less than two hours. In Culiacán, and for a change, at the same time that the investigations were being carried out, here in Culiacán, in San Ignacio, three men were found murdered, by gunshots, also in the area of San Ignacio, south of Culiacán. With this discovery, the total number of bodies is nine. Nine people were murdered in less than two hours. José, here's the report. Thank you, Ángel. Good afternoon, José. I'm expanding on Ángel Beltrán's report on these murders. I repeat, May was the month with the highest homicides in 2025, with 165, and June seems to be doing the same. April had 119 homicides. March had 135, February 119, and January 138. Violence in Sinaloa is soaring. A few moments ago, Ángel Beltrán also commented that three people were executed near Limón de los Peraza in San Ignacio. Let's go with Enrique. Hey, do you have the report on the location of these three people who were found executed? Please come with the report, Enrique. Good afternoon. How are you? José. Good afternoon. I greet you and the entire Luz audience. As you reported, the bodies of three people were found this Friday morning on the Mazatlán-Culiacán freeway near the community of El Limón de los Perazos at the intersection. The discovery was reported around 7 a.m. by passersby who were able to observe the presence of the three lifeless male bodies. Authorities were informed of the incident. The identities of the individuals, presumed to have been murdered at the scene and dumped at this location, are unknown.
Also, spent shell casings were found at the site where the bodies were found. Members of the Mexican Army, the Navy, and the State and Municipal Police were dispatched to verify the report, confirming the presence of the three bodies. The perimeter of the body was cordoned off and secured. The Attorney General's Office of the State of Sinaloa, based in Mazatlán, traveled to the area to conduct the necessary investigations to compile the investigation file. Subsequently, an on-duty funeral home was ordered to remove the bodies and transfer them to the facilities of the forensic medical service in Mazatlán, where an autopsy will be performed, which will allow the cause of death and identity to be determined so that their families can claim the body. As previously reported, this incident also adds to the wave of violence occurring in parts of the state's center this Friday, with at least six people reported dead this morning in Culiacán Navolato, and Mocorito. José Auditorio, this is the report.
