“Char” for Borderland Beat
This article was translated and reposted from EL OCCIDENTAL
They were detained by elements of the National Guard.
Elizabeth Ibal | El Occidental
Five alleged members of the Delta group of the Jalisco Cartel – New Generation were sentenced to trial after they were detained in the municipality of Teocuitatlán de Corona.
They were detained by members of the National Guard, who saw two pickup trucks in the vicinity of the town of Lázaro Cárdenas while on a surveillance patrol, so they were stopped and flagged down.
During the search they found five 5.6 caliber rifles, .223 millimeters, a 7.62 x 39 millimeters rifle, a .7 millimeters rifle and a .9 millimeters pistol, as well as 295 useful cartridges of different calibers, 35 magazines and five tactical vests.
Subsequently, they were referred to the Public Prosecutor’s Office of the Attorney General of the Republic (FGR) in its Federal Prosecutor’s Office in the State of Jalisco, which obtained from the District Judge Specialized in the Accusatory Criminal System, an indictment against José “C”, Gustavo “G”, Gerardo “L”, Osvaldo “H”, and José “C”.
Criminal proceedings were initiated against them for their probable responsibility
in the commission of the crimes of violation of the Federal Firearms and Explosives Law, in its modality of Possession of Cartridges and Carrying of Firearms for the Exclusive Use of the Armed Forces.
As a precautionary measure, José “C”, Gustavo “G”, Gerardo “L”, Osvaldo “H”, and José “C” will be imprisoned for the duration of their trial at the Puente Grande penitentiary complex.