“Sol Prendido” for Borderland Beat
Female newscaster: A criminal cell of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel was dismantled in the state of Zacatecas. They had instructions to attack not only the head of the Ministry of Public Security.
But to also ambush other police commanders. According to authorities the cell consisted of seven men and a woman, three of them of Colombian origin. Their arrest took place during a raid of a safe houses where an abducted male was also located and rescued.
Arturo Medina Mayoral: The suspects belong to the Jalisco New Generation Cartel. They stated that they had instructions to attack security forces, police commanders, including their spokesman.
Nonetheless, this isn’t going to stop us from doing our jobs. On the contrary we will continue performing within the framework of the law.
