Residents of the Mexican town where cartel leader Ovidio Guzman, son of notorious drug lord El Chapo, was arrested last week say more than 100 people have disappeared from the town since his arrest.
Residents of the city of Jesus María in Mexico’s Sinaloa state protest Monday outside the government palace, with 140 people since Guzmán was captured in a violent and deadly clash between Mexican government forces and Sinaloa’s drug cartels. claimed to have gone missing. Mexico News Daily reported.
In the state capital of Culiacán, 200 demonstrators in trucks waved placards and chanted slogans condemning human rights abuses by the Mexican army, protesting their protests over the past few days since Guzmán was captured on 5 January. I asked for an answer about the military presence in the town of
Clashes between cartel members and Mexican soldiers have killed at least 10 military personnel and 19 suspects of the Sinaloa drug cartel last week. Kidnap a local nurse to tend to the wounded.
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A truck is on fire in the streets of Culiacan, Sinaloa, Thursday, January 5, 2023. Mexican security forces have arrested Ovidio Guzman, a US wanted drug trafficker and one of his sons of former Sinaloa cartel boss Joaquín “El Chapo”. Guzmán’s predawn operation on Thursday sparked firefights and roadblocks in the western state capital.
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Government officials say no civilians were killed during the brawl, but locals say dozens of people, mostly young men and women between the ages of 12 and 35, are missing. Is called.
“The government should tell the truth about what the town of Jesús Maria has gone through,” read one protester’s sign, while another said, “Children are afraid to see soldiers We don’t want soldiers in town,” he said.
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El Chapo’s son arrested Thursday morning during raid
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Cristobal Castañeda, Sinaloa’s secretary of public security, confirmed reports of missing persons but did not know the exact number.
“There are very few missing people,” Castaneda said. “They are waiting for the complaint to be finalized. We need to know who to look for … [Forensic Medical Service] The body of an identified person was handed over. ”
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Police arrive at the scene after a store was looted in Culiacan, Sinaloa, Thursday, January 5, 2023. Mexican security forces have arrested Ovidio Guzmán, an alleged drug trafficker wanted by the United States. He is one of the sons of the former Sinaloa Cartel. Boss Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán sparked firefights and roadblocks across the western capital in a pre-dawn operation on Thursday.
(AP Photo/Martin Urista)
Residents of Jesus Maria also expressed anger that the army had cut off electricity, water and communication systems in the town before and during the attack. I am dissatisfied with the continued occupation of the town.
