By “El Huaso” for Borderland Beat
A video shows part of a column of armed gunmen in trucks travelling through the small community of Oxtotitlán in the municipality of Teloloapan, in northern Guerrero. Hours after, a shootout was reported in the nearby town of Tlatzala.
According to API Guerrero, a Guerrero news web site, the convoy is of La Familia Michoacána sicarios on their way to the region around Nuevo Balsas, a stronghold of rival criminal group Los Tlacos.
The video was recorded after dark on April 16, 2023, but was posted the following night with a caption claiming the convoy had read reached Apatzla, a small town 8 kilometers (5 miles) south.
API Guerrero reported that a shootout began in Apatlza around 6:00 p.m. on April 17th.
Los Tlacos, also known as the Cartel de la Sierra, is a violent, regional criminal group which operates primarily in the state of Guerrero, in southwest Mexico. They are embedded in the local extortion markets, especially in food staples.
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