The arrest of six alleged members of a criminal group caused roadblocks in Zacatecas and the fire of transport units, a situation that extended until the first hours of this Monday.
The State Peacebuilding Board reported the arrest of six people in three different actions in Fresnillo.
In addition, seven firearms, magazines, cartridges, tactical equipment and vehicles were seized.
In a first action, the troops of the Immediate Reaction Force Zacatecas(FRIZ) of the State Preventive Police, Mexican Army and National Guard were attacked in the community San José de la Barranca, in Fresnillo.
When repelling the attack, one of the aggressors was reduced; No injured security personnel are reported.
In this event, two men were also arrested; one originally from Sinaloa and a minor, originally from Durango; Likewise, three long firearms and a Chevrolet Silverado truck were seized, a unit that would have participated in the commission of a crime during the early hours of Sunday in Fresnillo.
In a second action, in the community Plenitude Colony, officers detained two more men, originally from Durango; There, they seized two long firearms, six magazines, 120 useful cartridges, a bucket with metal stars, known as a tire puncture, a uniform and a pair of tactical boots, as well as a Toyota Rav vehicle.
According to the first investigations, there are indications that this unit may have participated in the attack, last December, on the director of the Fresnillo Municipal Police.
In a third event, in the Emiliano Zapata community, In the Saint Alto municipality, they managed to arrest two men, one from Durango and another from Chihuahua, with two long firearms, two vehicles and two ballistic vests.
In total, six people were arrested, one attacker was subdued and seven long weapons, four vehicles, two ballistic vests, a bucket with tire puncture stars, a uniform and a pair of tactical boots were seized.
Why did they set cars on fire on Zacatecas roads?
The authority indicated that the detainees stated that they were members of the criminal group called Sinaloa Cartel. The arrest of these people caused several vehicles to be burned during the night and early morning of this Monday in various parts of the state.
In the Highway 49 Zacatecas-San Luis Potosi the burning of units was recorded; Likewise, in the municipalities of Pánfilo Natera and Trancoso there were units on fire; Also, a truck at the toll booth towards Calera.
“As a result of the operations being carried out today by the Security Forces, in which six people causing violence were detained, multiple reports of reactions have been presented, including vehicle fires in different parts of the State,” wrote the Secretary General of the Government, Rodrigo Reyes Müguerza.
The Attorney General’s Office from Zacatecas reported that it was learned about 4 vehicles on fire on Federal Highway 49 section Zacatecas-San Luís Potosí.
In another event, two lifeless bodies were located, this on the territorial limit of the State of San Luís Potosí.
