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This article was translated and reposted from EL OCCIDENTAL
The proximity of the military triggered a confrontation
Elizabeth Ibal | El Occidental
The military that participated in the operation to capture Juan Carlos Pizano Ornelas, alias “El CR,” was attacked with high-powered weapons considered anti-aircraft. The criminals tried to prevent the arrest of the regional leader of the Jalisco Cartel – New Generation, and even set up roadblocks, but they were unable to stop him.
He was arrested this Saturday morning in an operation deployed by land and air, in the Magical Town of Tapalpa, by elements of the Mexican Army who arrived from Mexico City.
The officers went to the intersection of Violeta and Tulipán, in the Lomas del Poleo neighborhood, as there were reports that “El CR” was at that location.
The proximity of the military unleashed a confrontation in which presumed members of the Jalisco Cartel – New Generation fired at the helicopter gunships with anti-aircraft weapons.
The reaction of the military forces was immediate and they repelled the attack. A video posted on social networks shows the moment when the officers fired from one of the helicopter gunships, while residents took refuge in the surrounding area.
Three vehicles were left with gunshots, a Razer, a red pick-up truck, and a black pick-up truck, which had a Barret-type anti-aircraft firearm.
The subjects escaped. Up to now, only the National Registry of Arrests has information about the capture of “El CR”, who was accused by the Mexican Army of being the alleged responsible for the disappearance of Colonel José Isidro Grimaldo Muñoz.
Juan Carlos is also the alleged regional leader of the Jalisco Cartel – New Generation in Tapalpa, who is already at the disposal of the Special Prosecutor’s Office for the Investigation of Organized Crime for the crime of organized crime and those that may result, according to what was informed by sources from the Attorney General’s Office.
Source: EL OCCIDENTAL