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Armed Roadblocks Disrupt PátzcuaroTzintzuntzan Before Dawn With No Injuries Reported

Local intelligence suspects a criminal reprisal for recent arrests.

Overview

  • Gunmen seized multiple vehicles to block the Quiroga–Pátzcuaro route near the Sanabria junction and by Bonilla, shooting at units and setting a Nissan Frontier on fire.
  • Damaged vehicles included buses, a trailer platform, a Nissan Tsuru, a Ford Fiesta and a Nissan Sentra, with multiple spent shell casings recovered at the scenes.
  • Municipal police, the state prosecutor’s office, the National Guard and the Army secured the areas, removed the obstructions and opened investigations.
  • Firefighters extinguished the blaze and authorities restored traffic around 4:30 a.m., with no victims reported and the perpetrators still unidentified.
  • In a separate report the same night, authorities said two explosive-laden drones targeted a surveillance post in Ario de Rosales, causing no injuries.