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Deadly Playas de Tijuana Attack Caps Violent Surge as Police Make Citywide Arrests

Authorities report ongoing patrols with a suspected generator of violence turned over to federal prosecutors.

Overview

  • Vehicles were set on fire and shot in Manuel Paredes II and Cañón Miramar in Playas de Tijuana, leaving three people dead and two injured with no detainees reported.
  • Local outlets documented additional late‑night attacks in several neighborhoods, including Sánchez Taboada, Produtsa, Patrimonio Familiar and Infonavit Presidentes.
  • Municipal police secured Ángel Jair “N” in Colonia Genaro Vázquez, described by authorities as a generator of violence, and transferred him to the FGR.
  • Officers detained three men in separate incidents for illegal firearm possession and, in routine patrols, held four people for drug possession.
  • Two men identified as José Alfredo “N” and Ezequiel “N” were arrested near a school on suspicion of drug distribution, and a firearm was seized.