Two detained with weapons in Mazatlán

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Mexican Navy personnel and Mazatlán municipal police detained two men during surveillance patrols in the city and seized firearms, ammunition, tactical equipment, a vehicle and an improvised explosive device, according to Los Noticieristas Policiaca. The outlet described the operation as part of an interagency security effort involving federal and state institutions.

The report said authorities seized three long guns, one handgun, 712 rounds of ammunition, 20 magazines, two tactical vests, a vehicle and the explosive device. Los Noticieristas reported that the men were turned over to the FGR because the reported offenses fall under federal jurisdiction. The outlet did not identify the detainees or report specific charges.

According to the source, the interagency group includes the Army, National Guard, Navy, federal and state prosecutors’ offices, the federal Security and Citizen Protection Secretariat, and Sinaloa state police. The article also says Mexican and Sinaloa authorities described the operation as part of continuing coordination to strengthen security. Those descriptions and the inventory of seized material are attributed to the authorities cited by the outlet; the report does not provide a court finding or establish criminal affiliations.