“Char” for Borderland Beat
This article was translated and reposted from EL UNIVERSAL
The events took place after the arrest on Monday afternoon of two men in possession of weapons for the exclusive use of the Army by police officers of the Civil Force.
Monterrey, NL.- On Tuesday morning, an armed group set fire to municipal facilities and vehicles in Doctor Coss, 140 kilometers east of this city.
The events took place after the arrest of two men in possession of weapons for the exclusive use of the Army, drugs and tire irons on Monday afternoon by Civil Force police officers. The arrest was made on the Comitas highway, near the El Zacate ranch.
The detainees were identified as Cesar “N”, 28 years old, and Juan “N”, 76 years old, who during a search were seized two long weapons for the exclusive use of the Mexican Army, loaded with 30 cartridges; two magazines loaded with 27 bullets; 12 plastic bags with marijuana and 25 metal objects known as “ponchallantas” (tire spikes).