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Jalisco Police Recover Nine Guns Tied to Phone Scam That Led to Three Arrests

State tactical police recovered the abandoned arsenal near Techaluta during a probe into a phone-impersonation scam targeting the local force.

Overview

  • FOEP officers found three pistols, five assault rifles, and a submachine gun in semi-open boxes off the GuadalajaraCiudad Guzmán highway near the Techaluta crossing.
  • Six ballistic vests and multiple magazines were recovered with the weapons, all without ammunition, and the cache was secured for evidentiary processing.
  • Prosecutors detained two Techaluta municipal police officers and a taxi driver in the case, with authorities not yet confirming whether the implicated commander is among them.
  • Investigators say a caller posing as a municipal oversight official on December 3 convinced a commander to deposit 170,000 pesos at an ATM in Zacoalco de Torres and to send police weapons by taxi.
  • Accounts differ on whether the firearms were sent toward Zapopan or delivered in Zacoalco, and the FGR was notified as the state continues added patrols in Techaluta.