Vehicles were burned in Celaya due to the alleged arrest of the son of the leader of the Santa Rosa de Lima Cartel.

Mica for cartelinsider.com

In different points of Celaya, Villagrán, Juventino Rosas and Cortazar, Guanajuato, there have been reports of vehicles being set on fire by armed groups in which a fireman identified as Felipe lost his life after being shot while attending to put out one of the burning cars.

The narcobloqueos occurred around four in the afternoon (local time), shortly after the alleged capture of a criminal leader of the Santa Rosa de Lima cartel in San Antonio de las Maravillas and Morales, in the municipality of Juventino Rosas, but so far the authorities have not confirmed it.

According to the local newspaper AM, the detained person would be a son of José Antonio Yépez Ortiz, alias “El Marro”, apprehended in August 2020.

Motorcyclists shooting and setting fire to vehicles on the way to San José de Guanajuato, in Celaya, Guanajuato.

Some points where units were burned were: Celaya Juventino Rosas road, at the height of Yustis, Pozos and San José. As well as in the bridge of the Southern Bypass, on the Pan-American Celaya-Salamanca highway. In addition to the urban area of Celaya, such as the boulevard and April 2.

For Queretaro (picture attached on Twitter).

Due to the violent acts, Oxxo stores in the area of Apaseo El Grande, on the limits of Celaya, were closed in order to prevent them from being burned, according to information from national media.

With information from Milenio, El Universal and AM.

⚠️There are reports of the burning of several vehicles and blockades at various points of Guanajuato: ✴️Celaya-Juventino Rosas highway (at the height of Yustis and Pozos)✴️Celaya-Salamanca highway at the height of the Libramiento Sur bridge✴️In the urban area of Celaya#Guanajuato pic.twitter.com/7bHWo3lirZ

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