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Drone and IED Attacks on Orchards at MichoacánJalisco Border Kill Teen, Wound Two

Officials report investigations into the use of explosives in orchard clashes near the MichoacánJalisco line.

Overview

  • A drone-borne explosive detonated at parcels near La Cueva/Corral de Piedra on the limits of Buenavista Tomatlán and Los Tazumbos, killing 15-year-old Jesús Macario during transport to Buenavista.
  • Another worker was injured in the drone attack, according to local reports from the scene processed by forensic personnel.
  • In a separate incident in Las Parejitas, Buenavista, farmworker David C., 66, stepped on an improvised device and underwent a leg amputation at the IMSS hospital.
  • Proceso and La Voz de Michoacán report that Adolfo Michel M., 21, was also injured in the Buenavista blast and was treated at IMSS Bienestar.
  • Authorities noted additional armed confrontations in Cholula and Tepalcatepec, with no arrests announced and inquiries into the tactics and perpetrators ongoing.