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Mexico’s arrest of cartel security boss who attacked army families’ complex was likely personal
1 year ago

Mexico’s arrest of cartel security boss who attacked army families’ complex was likely personal

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — The U.S. government thanked Mexico for arresting a hyper violent alleged Sinaloa cartel security chief, but according to details released Friday, the detention may have been highly personal for the Mexican army. Defense Secretary Luis Cresencio Sandoval said Nestor Isidro Pérez Salas, who was arrested Wednesday, had ordered a 2019 attack on an unguarded apartment complex where …

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Mexico claims largest synthetic drug lab bust to date
1 year, 10 months ago

Mexico claims largest synthetic drug lab bust to date

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — Mexican soldiers seized more than a half million fentanyl pills in a raid on what the army’s announcement Wednesday called the largest synthetic drug lab found to date. “This is the highest-capacity synthetic drug production lab on record during this administration,” the army said in a statement. The bust came on the same day that the U.S. …

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Mexico gives account of violence after ‘Chapo’ son nabbed
1 year, 11 months ago

Mexico gives account of violence after ‘Chapo’ son nabbed

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — The operation to detain Ovidio Guzman, the son of imprisoned drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, unleashed firefights that turned the northern city of Culiacan into a war zone with 30 dead, authorities said Friday. In a blow-by-blow description of the battles Thursday that killed 10 military personnel and 19 suspected members of the Sinaloa drug cartel, …

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Mexico nabs son of drug lord ‘El Chapo’ before Biden visit
1 year, 11 months ago

Mexico nabs son of drug lord ‘El Chapo’ before Biden visit

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — Mexican security forces captured Ovidio Guzmán, an alleged drug trafficker wanted by the United States and one of the sons of former Sinaloa cartel boss Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán, in a pre-dawn operation Thursday that set off gunfights and roadblocks across the western state’s capital. Defense Secretary Luis Cresencio Sandoval said Army and National Guard personnel had …

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Mexico nabs son of drug lord 'El Chapo' ahead of Biden visit
1 year, 11 months ago

Mexico nabs son of drug lord 'El Chapo' ahead of Biden visit

The Hindu  

Mexican security forces captured Ovidio Guzmán, an alleged drug trafficker wanted by the United States and one of the sons of former Sinaloa cartel boss Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán, in a pre-dawn operation Thursday that set off gunfights and roadblocks across the western state’s capital. Defence Secretary Luis Cresencio Sandoval said Army and National Guard personnel had captured a son …

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Mexico nabs son of drug lord 'El Chapo' before Biden visit
1 year, 11 months ago

Mexico nabs son of drug lord 'El Chapo' before Biden visit

Hindustan Times  

Mexican security forces captured Ovidio Guzmán, an alleged drug trafficker wanted by the United States and one of the sons of former Sinaloa cartel boss Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán, in a pre-dawn operation Thursday that set off gunfights and roadblocks across the western state's capital. Defense Secretary Luis Cresencio Sandoval said Army and National Guard personnel had captured a son …

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Drug lord Ovidio Guzmán captured by Mexican army, vehicles set alight
1 year, 11 months ago

Drug lord Ovidio Guzmán captured by Mexican army, vehicles set alight

Daily Mail  

The Mexican army have captured Ovidio Guzmán, an alleged major fentanyl trafficker and son of kingpin Joaquin ' El Chapo ' Guzmán. The arrest in Culiacan comes three years after the Mexican army detained Guzmán but then released him after Sinaloa cartel gunmen seized control of much of the city. As the day progressed, convoys of what have been described …

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Ovidio Guzmán, son of El Chapo, is captured by Mexican army
1 year, 11 months ago

Ovidio Guzmán, son of El Chapo, is captured by Mexican army

Daily Mail  

The Mexican army have captured Ovidio Guzmán, an alleged major fentanyl trafficker and son of kingpin Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzmán. The Mexican army have captured Ovidio Guzmán, an alleged major fentanyl trafficker and son of kingpin Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzmán The Mexican president, who had taken office in 2018 pledging to replace the 'war on drugs' with a policy using …

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Mexican army patrol attacked after detaining suspects
2 years, 5 months ago

Mexican army patrol attacked after detaining suspects

Daily Mail  

This is the shocking moment the Mexican army responded with force and sent gang members running during a broad daylight gun battle. The arrest of Torres spread quickly and the soldiers were surrounded by 10 or 15 pickup trucks and 60 gunmen, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said during his press briefing Monday. The apprehension of the 31-year-old, who is …

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