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This article was translated and reposted from EL OCCIDENTAL
The military seized long arms, small arms, cartridges, magazines, and several doses of drugs.
NOVEMBER 22, 2024
Román Ortega / El Occidental
The Attorney General's Office of Jalisco opened an investigation file against 21 people who were detained on Thursday afternoon in an operation carried out by federal forces in the municipality of Ojuelos, on the border with Zacatecas.
This arrest led to blockades with burned vehicles by criminal groups on the highway that connects the community of Pinos in the neighboring state with the municipality of Ojuelos, Jalisco.
Unofficial sources from the federal agency said that at the time of their capture the federal agents seized long arms, short arms, cartridges, magazines and several doses of drugs.
The criminal groups stopped drivers of private vehicles and cargo trucks, set them on fire and blocked the highway.
The detainees and the weapons were taken to the Attorney General's Office in Guadalajara so that the Federal Public Prosecutor's Office can investigate the case and determine their legal status.
So far, federal authorities have not officially informed the number of people detained, their identities or the reason for their arrest.
