Overview
- During an interinstitutional search at the Aguaruto prison in Culiacán, authorities found a fragmentation grenade and a 5.56×45 MP-15 rifle with loaded magazines, along with multiple pistols.
- Seizures at Aguaruto also included packaged cocaine and marijuana, dozens of cellphones with chargers and radios, and 117,123 pesos in cash.
- All items were delivered to ministerial authorities for investigation, and officials said the operation ended without incidents under human-rights protocols.
- The sweep brought together Sinaloa state police with support from the Army, Navy, National Guard and federal prosecutorial bodies.
- A day earlier in Puebla, coordinated checks at the Puebla, Huejotzingo and Huauchinango prisons confiscated more than 120 prohibited items, and Gov. Alejandro Armenta’s administration said such reviews will continue permanently.