The violence in the municipality of Guadalupe y Calvo continued yesterday with the execution of 5 members of the Los Salgueiro group, belonging to the Sinaloa Cartel, at the hands of ‘La Línea’, sources within the Prosecutor’s Office reported.
The clashes between both criminal groups were revived this week with videos that circulated on social networks, which showed the incursion of ‘La Línea’ in the town of San Ignacio de los Sotelos.
The constant calls for help from the population also continued through social networks and emergency numbers, while yesterday the clashes left five people dead who were allegedly found inside a van with Commission logos. Federal Electricity (CFE), in the community of “Las Crucecitas”.
Three of the victims were identified as Pascacio GC, 32 years old, originally from El Muertecito, Guadalupe and Calvo Natalio GC, 27, originally from El Muertecito, Guadalupe and Calvo and Lorenzo Guadalupe LH, 41, originally from Baquiriachi, Balleza.
This conflict has been going on for months and reports and videos of shootings have been reported since August 2024, especially in the community of Dolores, in the aforementioned municipality that is located within the so-called Golden Triangle.
More recently, another of the events that has emerged as a result of the constant violence in the area was the homicide of an active municipal police officer from that place and whose body was found on the afternoon of Wednesday, September 25, on one side of the breach. that leads from the town of Llano Grande to the community of Milpillas, in the municipality of Guadalupe y Calvo.
In this case, police elements from Guadalupe and Calvo confirmed the identity of César PP, 38 years old, who at the time of his homicide was on a day off.
However, it was yesterday when authorities from the State Attorney General’s Office confirmed the discovery of five bodies that were found inside a vehicle with CFE logos. The victims presented wounds caused by a firearm projectile in different parts of the body.
Personnel from the Expert Services Unit took charge of processing the scene, where the following was secured: Pick-up truck, Dodge brand, RAM line, model 2023, white, with CFE logos, which presented projectile impacts of firearm on the body and tires.
Said unit had a theft report filed on Monday, September 30 of this year, in the same place where it was located, in addition to various 7.62×39 caliber casings.
The bodies were transferred to the Forensic Medical Service to perform the legal autopsy and begin the individualization protocols.
Meanwhile, the Public Ministry of the Southern Zone District Prosecutor’s Office began investigative work to clarify the facts, the agency detailed.
Authorities call to remain calm
Given these violent events, government security authorities reported that a deployment of security forces was carried out in municipalities in conflict in this northwest area; mountain area, such as Chínipas, Uruachi, as well as Guadalupe and Calvo due to citizen complaints of clashes and armed civilians.
The State Attorney General’s Office, through the State Investigation Agency, reported that this is done in coordination with other corporations such as the State Public Security Secretariat, Sedena and the National Guard, who maintain a surveillance deployment in different locations in the municipalities of Chínipas and Uruachi, while the General Secretariat of Government also confirmed that there was mobilization in the community of San Ignacio de los Sotelo in Guadalupe and Calvo due to complaints of the same nature.
The actions were carried out since last weekend in the communities of Gosogachi, Las Trojas, Arechuyvo and Loreto.
“The presence of law enforcement in these communities is intended to deter and prevent crimes after reports made anonymously about the presence of armed individuals and possible confrontation,” the Prosecutor’s Office highlighted in an official statement.
During the tours of the different locations, interviews were carried out with the residents, who agree that they have heard detonations of firearms, however, they have not been disturbed in their homes, streets or work areas.
During the tours in both municipalities, no outstanding developments were reported, but the operations will continue for the peace of mind of the indicated populations. In the case of Guadalupe and Calvo, the secretary general, Santiago de la Peña, said that there was a deployment but called on the population not to panic and wait for the results of the operations.
“It is about making an immediate presence, but not only with the security forces, but also with the secretariats that are in charge of care in that area such as that of Indigenous Peoples and Communities, Health and the state DIF.”
“In that particular case, I would ask that we wait for the report from the authorities that cover that area, because as happened in Cinco Llagas, reports are issued and when the security forces are mobilized it turns out that they are isolated events or in remote areas and that therefore geography, some detonations are heard, but that does not mean that the conditions of the communities are those that are manifested,” he considered.
“It could also happen that they were a distraction that some members of organized crime intend to make so that personnel are mobilized to a remote area of the state and we could be leaving other areas in a vulnerable condition. You have to be very careful and wait for the report from the authorities who are already in the area. The governor is aware of security and humanitarian conditions,” he concluded.
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