News Soldiers capture 7 suspected members of gang in western Mexico

[brassmonkey]

Seven suspected members of a criminal organization were captured by soldiers in the western Mexican state of Michoacan during an operation to support state security forces, the Government Secretariat said.

Jose Enrique Valadez Aceves, suspected of being involved in "criminal activities for an organization based in the states of Jalisco and Michoacan," was among those arrested in the operation in Quiringuicharo, a town outside the city of Ecuandureo, the secretariat said in a statement.

Valadez Aceves was arrested along with six other people on Thursday, the secretariat said.

Army troops seized six rifles, four handguns, 76 ammunition clips, 1,612 rounds of ammunition, two vehicles and communications equipment from the suspects.

Valadez Aceves may have been behind criminal activities in the cities of La Piedad, Yurecuaro, Tanhuato, Tangancícuaro, Ixtlan de los Hervores, Zamora, Tangamandapio and Villamar, all located in Michoacan, the secretariat said.

"The criminal organization he presumably belongs to is responsible for the attack on military personnel on Jan. 22 in the town of Munguia, municipality of Yurecuaro, where two soldiers were killed and two others wounded," the secretariat said.

The suspects were turned over to federal prosecutors in Zamora, a city in Michoacan.

The secretariat did not identify the criminal organization that the suspects allegedly belong to, but the Los Guerrero gang, which is involved in drug trafficking, extortion rackets and kidnappings on the border between Jalisco and Guanajuato states, operates in the areas mentioned in the statement.

Los Guerrero, which has operated for about 35 years in the region, has joined the powerful Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generacion, which has expanded into Michoacan.

Michoacan has been plagued by a wave of drug-related violence unleashed by the Los Caballeros Templarios drug cartel in recent years.

The Caballeros Templarios cartel was created in 2010 by former members of the Familia Michoacana organization.

The cartel, which deals in both synthetic and natural drugs, commits murders, stages kidnappings and runs extortion rackets that target business owners and transport companies in Michoacan.

The first vigilante group was formed in Michoacan on Feb. 24, 2013, to fight the Caballeros Templarios.

President Enrique Peña Nieto sent troops and Federal Police units into Michoacan in January 2014 to end the conflict between the cartel and the vigilantes. EFE

Soldiers capture 7 suspected members of gang in western Mexico | Fox News Latino

[Sly]

The good news is apples are red, green, and sometimes even yellow. All delicious.

[brassmonkey]

Originally Posted by Sly

The good news is apples are red, green, and sometimes even yellow. All delicious.

green are the best! making a few next week

[$5 submissions]

Originally Posted by Sly

The good news is apples are red, green, and sometimes even yellow. All delicious.

Yes. On a related topic: IT HAS BEEN CONFIRMED, water IS wet.