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Showing posts with label gunfight. Show all posts
Showing posts with label gunfight. Show all posts

Monday, December 30, 2024

SUV With Anti-Drone Armor Seized After Shootout in Costa Rica Town of Culiacan, Sinaloa

 "Enojon" and "Char" for Borderland Beat 


Photograph By Link Sinaloa TV (A modified white Chevrolet Suburban) 

Friday, June 28, 2024

Exposing the Carrasco Narco Family of 'Los Chapitos'

 "Enojon", "Char", "HEARST", "Crux1469" For Borderland Beat


Early Sunday morning, June 23, 2024, Los Noticieristas, Luz Noticias, and Ríodoce news sites based out of Sinaloa reported a heavy armed confrontation in the small community of Sanchez Celis syndicate of El Dorado, Sinaloa. The armed clashes started at about 5am on various videos published heavy caliber gun sounds could be heard and as more news reports came in, it was confirmed that Mexican Military Special Forces were conducting a raid against an organized crime leader. That crime figure was ‘El Chore,’ a criminal leader and member of 'Los Chapitos' or 'Los Menores' faction of Sinaloa Cartel. 

Initial reports alleged the deaths of Raul Carrasco Lechuga Aka “El Chore” along with six to seven gunmen, but information could not be verified as bodies needed to be identified. On Monday June 24, 2024, Los Noticieristas confirmed the death of El Chore along six others so a total of seven deaths. 

Monday, February 20, 2012

Mexican security forces bag six bad guys in Zacatecas

By Chris Covert
Rantburg.com

Mexican Policia Federal (PF) and Zacatecas state police agents killed six armed suspects and detained eight others in Zacatecas in a brief running gunfight Monday morning, according to Mexican news accounts.

The shootout took place at about 0730 hrs between the communities of Buenavista de Trujillo and San Cristobal in Fresnillo, where state police agents observed the drivers of two trucks take evasive maneuvers when they saw the police, prompting at attempt at a traffic stop.

The drivers then attempted to flee, prompting a pursuit and an
exchange of gunfire.

Previous versions of the story were that agents had detained an unidentified Los Zetas Valapraiso cell leader, and that the appearance of several armed suspects was an attempt to free the leader.  That version was not denied by Zacatecas attorney general, Arturo Nahle Garcia, however, subsequent reports from Zacatecas do not refer to the arrest.  Nahle Garcia said an arrest had been made, and that several suspects did attack state police agents.

A version of the story published Monday afternoon by El Diario de Coahuila news daily was that when the state police agents were intercepted, they called for backup and that a PF road patrol unit showed up to provide relief.

PF road units frequently patrol and operate in Fresnillo and the surrounding area.

After the gunfight, a total of eight suspects were detained:  Martin Hernandez Torres, AKA El Mongo, 35, Inocencio Pizaña Ramirez, 25,  Everardo Daniel Casanova Mejia, 21, Hidalgo Jerez Cajbon Caal, 18,  Eduardo Ramirez Arteaga, 37, Marcos Ivan Bojorquez Corona, 25 José Ordaz Razcoc, 31 and Domingo Beb Caal, 39.

All the detainees are from Guatemala, according to El Sol de Zacatecas news daily.

Materiel seized in the aftermath include: 87 weapons magazines, 2,156 rounds of ammunition, 63 "stars", communications and tactical gear, and two vehicles: a Dodge Double Cab pickup truck and a Cadillac Escalade SUV, both reported stolen.  El Diario de Coahuila  reported six rifles and a rocket launcher was also seized following the confrontation.

Chris Covert writes Mexican drug war and national political news for Rantburg.com