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Attacks on Baja California Prosecutor Sites Cap Violent Weekend as Raids Yield Arrests and Recoveries

Authorities say the Baja California assaults triggered broad security deployments under still-open investigations.

Overview

  • Armed groups burned and vandalized official vehicles at two FGE facilities in Tijuana after a similar strike in Ensenada, with no injuries or arrests reported.
  • An artisanal grenade thrown outside the National Migration Institute office in Morelia was secured; the Michoacán prosecutor said the device appeared aimed at a South American individual and the case will move to federal jurisdiction.
  • Jalisco’s prosecutor confirmed seven people reported missing in August were found alive, including artist Frany Arteaga, with officials releasing no details on how they were located.
  • The Michoacán prosecutor executed two searches in Morelia, seizing 2,225 doses of methamphetamine and detaining six suspects with support from Sedena and the National Guard.
  • Mexico’s security ministry reported a coordinated operation in Iztapalapa that detained a criminal cell led by women and secured vehicles, drugs and ammunition, while separate weekend attacks in several states left at least ten dead.