Four detained in rural Mazatlán operation

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Mexican Army personnel detained four people during a patrol operation in San Francisquito, a rural community in Mazatlán, and seized firearms, ammunition and a vehicle, according to Noroeste Seguridad’s report on information from federal authorities. The outlet said the soldiers encountered four men while patrolling the community and conducted what authorities described as a preventive search.

Federal authorities told the outlet that the search resulted in the seizure of three long guns, 13 magazines, 730 rounds of ammunition of various calibers and a white vehicle. Noroeste reported that officials said the men appeared suspicious after noticing the armed forces’ presence; that characterization is the official account cited by the outlet.

According to the report, the four detainees, the weapons, ammunition and vehicle were handed to the local office of Mexico’s Attorney General’s Office, known as the FGR. The FGR is to open the corresponding federal investigation. The source does not identify the detainees, state that they belong to any criminal group, or report charges or a judicial outcome.