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Five Killed, Nine Detained in Multi-Agency Raid in Culiacán’s El Guasimal

Federal prosecutors are now reviewing the detainees’ possible links to criminal cells.

Overview

  • A citizen report of an armed clash prompted an immediate aerial and ground deployment to El Guasimal.
  • GOES led the operation with support from the Mexican Army, National Guard, Navy, and state and federal prosecutors using a helicopter.
  • Officers found four bodies inside two vehicles on arrival, then located a fifth during a wider search of the area.
  • Authorities seized 21 long guns, two machine guns, hundreds of rounds, tactical vests, and three vehicles, including two with armor.
  • Officials say the nine armed detainees were secured without further aggression and all people, weapons, and vehicles were placed at the disposal of the Federal Public Ministry.