Two Foreign Nationals Among The Five Detained In An Operation In The Zacatecan Capital

“Sol Prendido” for Borderland Beat

One of the operations was carried out in the Sierra de Álica neighborhood, where three men were arrested.

This Tuesday morning, the spokesperson for the State Peace building Committee reported on two operations carried out yesterday, Monday afternoon in the historic center of the capital of Zacatecas, in which five people were detained, including a Colombian and an Ecuadorian. In addition, one of the detainees was injured.

In a statement, the Spokesperson detailed that the arrests were the product of intelligence work and coordinated field work between the Zacatecas Immediate Reaction Forces, the Mexican Army and the National Guard.

As reported by El Sol de Zacatecas yesterday, one of the operations was carried out in the Sierra de Álica neighborhood, where three men were detained: Fredy Armando N., 43 years old, originally from Nayarit; Alfredo N., 33 years old, from Veracruz; and Christopher N., 37, from Zacatecas. One of them was injured and was taken to a hospital for medical attention.

These individuals were in possession of three long firearms, 10 magazines, 300 rounds of different calibers, 20 doses of marijuana, 400 doses crystal meth, and 400 doses of cocaine. They also had three ballistic vests, three ballistic helmets, two communication radios and a cell phone.

The detainees were traveling in a GMC Sierra 1500 truck, which had a current theft report which was seized.

The second operation was carried out in the historic center of the capital, where two men identified as Nilson N., 31 years old, originally from Colombia, and Valdemar Victorino N., 42 years old, from Ecuador, were arrested. From these individuals, 50 packages crystal meth, 10 rounds, two false INE credentials and two identifications were seized, one from Colombia and the other from Ecuador.

Apparently, the culprits were trying to flee after the capture of the first three detainees. The five arrested claimed to be members of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel.

The five people, along with the weapons, magazines, rounds, drugs, tactical equipment, credentials and vehicle, were made available to the competent authority to carry out the corresponding investigation.

El Sol de Zacatecas