Chiapas operation nets 14 arrests and 12 long guns
Original reporting: Luces del Siglo
What happened
Luces del Siglo reports 14 arrests in Benemérito de las Américas, Chiapas, with the Security Cabinet reporting weapons, ammunition and tactical vests seized.
Reporting and context
Federal and state agents detained 14 people allegedly linked to the Sinaloa Cartel during an operation in Benemérito de las Américas, Chiapas, according to Luces del Siglo. The outlet reported that two of those arrested were suspected regional leaders, without naming them.
The federal Security Cabinet said personnel seized 12 long guns, 97 ammunition magazines, 882 rounds and 17 tactical vests fitted with ballistic plates during the military and police deployment. Those figures describe the equipment recovered in this operation.
Luces del Siglo reported that the participating federal agencies included the Defense Ministry, Navy, Security and Citizen Protection Ministry, federal Attorney General’s Office and National Guard. State police officers and members of the elite Fuerza de Reacción Inmediata Pakal also took part.
The Security Cabinet described the deployment as part of coordinated operations aimed at detaining people linked to violence, taking weapons off the streets and protecting families in Chiapas. The report did not identify the detainees or specify the charges they might face. It presented their alleged cartel connections as suspicions.
Original reporting: Luces del Siglo.