Four face proceedings after Mazatlán weapons arrests
Original reporting: Ríodoce Policíaca
What happened
Two adults and two teenagers were ordered held pending proceedings after a Mazatlán operation in which authorities reported seizing a grenade, three rifles and 90 rounds.
Reporting and context
Two adults and two teenagers arrested by municipal police in Mazatlán have been ordered to face criminal proceedings over alleged weapons and explosives offenses, according to Ríodoce, citing the federal Attorney General's Office (FGR).
Ociel “N” and Manuel “N” face allegations of carrying firearms reserved for the armed forces. They were ordered held in mandatory pretrial detention at CEFERESO 7 Nor-Oriente in Guadalupe Victoria, Durango. The court allowed two months for the supplementary investigation.
A juvenile criminal justice judge also ordered proceedings against both teenagers and placed them in preventive detention at the adolescent detention center in Culiacán. One faces an allegation of carrying firearms; the other faces allegations of possessing an improvised explosive device and ammunition reserved for the armed forces.
Ríodoce reported that the investigation began after municipal officers heard gunfire while patrolling the road between La Cofradía and El Arenal in Mazatlán. According to the investigative account, officers returned fire after coming under attack and located a camp with several armed people.
The four were arrested during the operation. Authorities seized a fragmentation grenade, three rifles, 90 rounds of ammunition, four magazines and four tactical vests, the FGR account said.