Overview
- Security officials say the attack occurred around 12:45 p.m. in La Brecha, Guasave, when an armed group hiding under a bridge opened fire on a federal patrol.
- Authorities report 13 attackers dead, four suspects detained and nine kidnap victims rescued, with no injuries among federal personnel.
- Vehicles, long guns and tactical gear were seized and turned over to the federal attorney general’s office as the scene remains secured for forensic work.
- Local claims identifying a high‑profile detainee as “El Chapo Isidro” remain unverified and were contradicted by sources cited by Proceso.
- In a separate action in Culiacán, the army inactivated a clandestine lab and seized 4,920 liters and 4,620 kilograms of precursor substances along with production equipment.