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Drone-Assisted Attacks Hit Michoacán Airstrip as Weekend Violence Leaves Two Dead

Officials describe the incidents as cartel turf fighting.

Overview

  • Explosive drones and gunfire struck the La Parota airstrip in Tepalcatepec, destroying one Cessna and damaging two others, with no injuries reported.
  • Separate confrontations in Coahuayana left two men dead and one person missing, while a passenger bus was burned on México 200 and a drone with an unexploded device fell in Zapotán.
  • Vehicles were set ablaze along stretches of the ErongarícuaroPátzcuaro road, and the Coahuayana municipal government suspended classes for safety.
  • State and federal forces launched interagency patrols and opened investigations into the attackers and the aircraft, which officials said were private and possibly tied to criminal groups.
  • Federal security authorities reported detaining Bryan Antonio García, alleged La Familia Michoacana plaza chief, during weekend operations.