Overview

• At least three businesses, including two Oxxo stores, and a pickup truck were set on fire in separate locations across Villahermosa.
• Tire-puncturing devices were scattered on the Cárdenas–Villahermosa highway and on Avenida Luis Donaldo Colosio, disabling vehicles and drawing assistance from Cruz Verde personnel.
• One convenience store was burned on Avenida 16 de Septiembre, three blocks from the state security secretariat, a proximity local reports framed as a direct challenge.
• Firefighters and store staff contained or controlled blazes at several sites as emergency services secured affected areas and cleared roads.
• The state prosecutor reported detaining three women tied to a kidnapping in Cárdenas, and investigators have not confirmed whether the evening’s attacks were retaliatory.