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Deadly Weekend Triggers Raids, Rescues and Court Moves Across Mexico, Argentina and Spain

Authorities say evidence from drug and fuel probes, a Córdoba kidnapping case and a Cáceres street killing is now being processed as detainees advance into judicial proceedings.

Overview

  • Security reports counted at least ten people killed in separate armed attacks in Guanajuato, Morelos, Veracruz and Sinaloa, including a clash in Culiacán and a mass shooting in Valle de Santiago.
  • Armed assailants targeted Baja California’s state prosecutor’s offices and an Ensenada Public Ministry agency; police reported no injuries, several official vehicles burned and no arrests announced.
  • In Morelia, the Michoacán state prosecutor executed two search warrants, seized 2,225 doses of methamphetamine and detained six people, with the case handed to the Public Ministry.
  • A coordinated search in Sonoyta uncovered apparent hydrocarbons, containers, pumps and hoses tied to fuel diversion, with state and federal agencies preserving the chain of custody for the ongoing investigation.
  • The Jalisco prosecutor reported seven people missing since August were found alive, while in Córdoba police rescued a 22-year-old woman and seized an arsenal with two men detained, and in Cáceres five suspects were arrested after a fatal brawl with four set to face court.