Army seizes machine gun and ammunition near Culiacán
Original reporting: Noroeste Seguridad
What happened
Noroeste reports that soldiers seized a machine gun, 530 rounds and two kilograms of marijuana in Carboneras, in Culiacán’s Imala district. The federal statement did not specify whether anyone was arrested.
Reporting and context
Mexican Army soldiers seized a machine gun, 530 rounds of ammunition and two kilograms of marijuana during security patrols in Carboneras, a community in Culiacán, Noroeste reported.
According to a joint statement from federal authorities cited by the outlet, military personnel were carrying out surveillance duties when they located and seized the weapon, ammunition and drugs. The report places the operation in Carboneras, which belongs to Imala, an administrative district of Culiacán, Sinaloa.
The article was published on October 28 but does not specify when the patrol took place. The statement provided no further details about the circumstances of the seizure and did not say whether anyone was arrested during the operation.
Federal authorities said the seized items and marijuana were handed over to the appropriate authorities for investigation and the corresponding legal procedures. Noroeste reported the seizure figures as part of that account, without providing additional details about the subsequent investigation.
Original reporting: Noroeste.