No arrests reported after Chihuahua helicopter attack
El Heraldo de Chihuahua reports that authorities have made no arrests directly tied to an attack on an SSPE helicopter. Subsequent operations produced weapons, ammunition, vehicles, tactical equipment and an explosive-device seizure, while the injured officer remained in critical but stable condition.
A week after armed attackers targeted a Chihuahua State Public Security Secretariat (SSPE) helicopter during patrols between Ojinaga and Aldama, authorities have reported no arrests directly tied to the attack, El Heraldo de Chihuahua reported. One SSPE officer suffered a head injury and remained in intensive care in critical but stable condition as of Sept. 17, according to the agency.
SSPE bulletins described air and ground operations involving state police, the State Investigation Agency, the National Guard and Mexico’s Defense Ministry. The deployments produced several seizures, including a camp with cameras, satellite internet equipment, solar panels, batteries and equipment allegedly used for lookout activities. Authorities also recovered a stolen Nissan Titan, firearms, ammunition and tactical equipment. Police arrested a man identified as Damasio T. F. in connection with a separate vehicle and weapons case, but no authority confirmed that he was linked to the helicopter attack.
El Heraldo de Chihuahua reported that operations on Sept. 17 in Coyame del Sotol and along the Camargo-Ojinaga corridor led to the seizure of more than 1,800 rounds, a stolen armored 2019 Ford Shelby, 28 .50-caliber rounds, 114 .223-caliber rounds, 100 tire-puncturing devices, a homemade explosive device, four disabled drones, tactical clothing and surveillance equipment. The SSPE said that since 2024, operations in the region have resulted in 148 arrests and the seizure of 215 firearms, 60,500 rounds, 933 magazines and five explosives; those are cumulative agency figures, not results from the helicopter-attack investigation.