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Michoacán: 8 Los Viagras Sicarios Killed while covering leader's escape

Thursday, February 21, 2019 20:35

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Chivis Martinez Borderland Beat from La Silla Rota

Eight members of Los Viagras, were killed in a clash with soldiers and police in Michoacán.

The State Prosecutor’s office reported that the confrontation occurred at 12:40 local time in the town of Pinzandaro, in the municipality of Buenavista Tomatlán.

Police and the army surprised the group as they travelled in a convoy of trucks armed with assault rifles and grenades.

The suspects attempted to flee by opening fire on the soldiers, seriously injuring a soldier and a police commander.

Eight of the aggressors were killed and 12 were arrested.

A government source says the gunmen were covering the escape of either Nicolas Sierra Santa aka “El Gordo” [] upper leftor Rodolfo Sierra Santana. Top leaders of the Los Viagras armed wing the La Nueva Familia Michoacana or LNFM.

Los Viagras, was founded by the Sierra Santana family in 2013. With the support of CJNG, at that time allies, they infiltrated the autodefensa [self-defense] group and eventually gained control of drug production in the Tierra Caliente region of Michoacán.

There have been five continuous days of military and police operations against Los Viagras.

Source: http://www.borderlandbeat.com/2019/02/michoacan-8-los-viagras-sicarios-killed.html

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