Five vehicles and weapons seized in Culiacán
Original reporting: Los Noticieristas Policiaca
What happened
Federal authorities reported seizures in Caminaguato and Tepuche, including five vehicles and 15 long guns, with an estimated economic impact of 6.182 million pesos.
Reporting and context
Federal forces seized five vehicles, weapons and ammunition in two rural communities in Culiacán, according to the federal Security Cabinet account reported by Los Noticieristas. Authorities estimated the seizures represented an economic loss of 6.182 million pesos for criminal groups.
The operations involved the Mexican Navy working with the federal Security and Citizen Protection Ministry and the federal Attorney General’s Office. Los Noticieristas reported that the Security Cabinet disclosed the results through its official X account.
In the first operation, personnel conducting deterrence and crime-prevention patrols near Caminaguato found four pickup trucks that appeared abandoned. Inside, they located 17 magazines, 326 rounds of ammunition of various calibers, tactical and communications equipment, and a bag of marijuana, according to the official account.
A second patrol near Tepuche found a fifth vehicle, also apparently abandoned. It contained 15 long guns, 13 magazines, 1,355 live rounds of various calibers, and tactical and communications equipment.
The vehicles and seized material were handed over to the appropriate authorities for the corresponding criminal investigations. The 6.182 million-peso estimate refers to these seizures in the two communities.
Original report: Los Noticieristas.