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.