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This article was translated and reposted from EL OCCIDENTAL
The troops will be acting in coordination with state and municipal authorities.
Román Ortega | El Occidental
Two days after the attack by a criminal group on members of the Mexican Army that cost the lives of three soldiers and injured three more in Teocaltiche, the Secretary of National Defense deployed 1,086 troops to reinforce security in this municipality bordering the state of Zacatecas.
The Ministry of National Defense also informed that two aircraft of the Mexican Air Force will be part of this deployment in Teocaltiche.
The federal agency explained that the military presence is aimed at inhibiting the activities of organized crime, as well as capturing those responsible for the attack.
“The main mission of these military forces is to collaborate with local authorities to investigate and locate those responsible for the violent events that occurred on November 19 of this year, as well as to preserve and guarantee freedom, order and public peace, performing tasks of dissuasion, prevention, patrols, reconnaissance and establishing military security posts that generate an atmosphere of tranquility in the population”.
The Sedena stated that the troops will be acting in coordination with state and municipal authorities in the region.
Last Sunday morning, a military convoy was attacked by armed individuals aboard two armored vehicles known as “Monsters”, one of them in white and the other in black.
The attack was committed in less than 30 seconds according to a video posted on social networks.
This year there have been at least seven confrontations and attacks by criminal groups in the municipality of Teocaltiche.
November 19
The most recent one occurred on Sunday morning, resulting in the death of three members of the army and three more injured.
September 15
A shooting attack in a bar in Teocaltiche left four men dead and one injured in the Maravillas neighborhood, 1.3 kilometers from the main square, where a kermesse was being held to celebrate the national holiday.
On March 17, state police, Army and National Guard elements seized 15 vehicles, four of them armored, after a confrontation between armed groups in the municipality of Teocaltiche.
On April 23, there was another confrontation between two criminal groups in the same municipality of Teocaltiche. On that occasion, the authorities secured a vehicle with handmade monster armor.
On May 30, once again, residents of the municipality of Teocaltiche lived moments of terror for approximately one hour, due to a gunfight between members of two criminal groups, which resulted in the death of a person who was not involved in the incident as a result of the crossfire.
On June 19, a man was killed in a confrontation between criminal groups in the municipality of Teocaltiche. The deceased was a member of one of the criminal cells involved in the shootout. At the scene, authorities recovered a black Ford Lobo pickup truck with handmade armor that had multiple bullet wounds, as well as 30 bullet casings for assault rifles and an explosive device.
On September 2, Teocaltiche police officers were shot at while on patrol. Two police officers were killed in the attack.
Source: EL OCCIDENTAL
