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An armed clash with alleged members of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, registered in Teocaltiche, a town in the northern state of Jalisco, left three soldiers dead and two drug blockades left behind. , there was no record of any detainees.
At least three soldiers were also reportedly injured. Office of the Attorney General of the Republicopened an investigation folder to uncover the facts and search for the alleged perpetrators, who operated using vehicles equipped with artisanal armor, one of which was seized.
The clash occurred at the intersection of Nocistlan, on the border between Jalisco and Zacatecas, explained Ricardo Sánchez Berbén, coordinator of the Security Cabinet of the Jalisco state government. It’s a place where cars cross.” One was presumed to have been used by members of organized crime, and the other was in San Juan, where only one tractor-trailer crossed at the exit from Teocaltiche to San Juan. Both have fully retired. ”
The military was conducting a surveillance tour when recorded Attacks by members of organized crime. “There were also two blockades, which were also quickly lifted. In one of the blockades, it was one of the vehicles that may have been used by members of organized crime. So it was a truck and the box had these modifications where holes or loopholes were cut in order to carry out the explosion. “The situation is reported to be completely normal.”
Second drug blockade in Theocaltice
Another drug blockade was recorded at kilometer 30 of the Yarostitlán-Teocaltiche highway, where a green Kenwart-brand Torton truck with an Aguascalientes license plate loaded with bananas crossed.
The State Security Secretariat (SSE) dispatched operational personnel to the town of Teocaltiche to strengthen security and support base military personnel at the control post of the 9th Infantry Battalion in the town.
It was also sent to blackhawk helicopter State agency responsible for aerial surveillance of the region.
State and federal security agencies have been concentrated in the city since September 29, after the National Security Agency and National Defense Agency intervened in the city’s public security police station and coordinated police operations. In addition to allegations of collusion with organized crime members, it faces operational and administrative misconduct.
However, on October 20th, a collision occurred that killed a 3-year-old girl. In addition to an explosives factory in the shape of a medieval castle, he also set up four secret surveillance centers where criminal groups could monitor police movements.
The municipality is in the midst of a dispute between the Jalisco Nueva Generación Cartel and the Sinaloa Cartel over the regulation of drug trafficking.
These soldiers died in the line of duty, bringing the total loss of security personnel in Jalisco state to 23 so far this year.