Overview
- The operation took place in Jalapa, Tabasco, after investigators traced suspects tied to the Nov. 8 attack in Macuspana that left two women dead.
- Detainees include four municipal police officers, underscoring concerns about local law-enforcement infiltration by criminal groups.
- Authorities report seizing 17 firearms, 50 magazines, 1,688 rounds, multiple vehicles, tactical gear and doses of marijuana and methamphetamine.
- The joint force involved SSPC, Sedena, Semar, the National Guard, the federal attorney general’s office and the Tabasco state prosecutor.
- All suspects and the confiscated evidence were placed at the disposal of the Ministerio Público as prosecutions and investigations continue.