“Sol Prendido” for Borderland Beat
In a hilly area in the municipality of Oquitoa in Sinaloa, criminals ambushed a convoy of military and public security personnel; so far, one SEDENA officer is reported dead, 6 wounded, and one state police officer shot and wounded.
The security forces were responding to a report from residents of Oquitoa, who from 3:30 a.m. on Tuesday, October 31, were terrified by the thunder of the gunfire until around 6:00 a.m.
The municipality, which in 2020 had a population of 496 inhabitants, suspended all activity this day, there are no classes or businesses open.
Given the escalation of hostilities between criminal groups for control of the area, violence is intensifying in the municipalities of the Sonora desert, in the region where Altar, Oquitoa, Atil, Tubutama, Saric, Sasabe, Trincheras, Pitiquito, Caborca and Sonoyta are located.
The Secretary of Public Security informed that since yesterday, several operations have been carried out in the vicinity of Altar in collaboration between the Secretary of National Defense (Sedena) and the State Police, in order to preserve the tranquility of the inhabitants of the area.
He said that five perpetrators of violence have been arrested. In addition to several vehicles and weapons of various calibers.
“In the early hours of today there was an aggression against the authorities, where some elements of Sedena and one of the State Police were injured, who were taken to receive medical attention, reporting an element of the army without vital signs,” he said.
He added that coordinated operations continue in the vicinity of the zone with the presence of Sedena, Ministerial Agency for Criminal Investigation (AMIC) and State Police.
Oquitoa, Sonora