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Alleged CJNG Lieutenant ‘La China’ Detained in Colima as Army Destroys 86 IEDs in Sinaloa

Officials describe a coordinated push by federal and state forces to dismantle camps, seize arms and burn crops to blunt criminal operations.

Overview

  • Marina and state police detained Yajaira Berenice, known as ‘La China,’ during patrols in Manzanillo, with authorities labeling her a priority target and generator of violence.
  • In Elota, Sinaloa, army units located four narco camps and seized four long guns, 57 magazines, 2,944 rounds and four tactical vests.
  • Troops in the same area incinerated 3,196 marijuana plants as part of the same security sweep, according to official reports.
  • At another site in Elota, soldiers secured a stolen vehicle, a Barrett rifle, additional long guns, three magazines, 20 rounds, a telescopic sight and doses of drugs.
  • In Concordia’s community of Copala, 86 improvised explosive devices were found and then secured and destroyed by SEDENA’s explosive ordnance team.