Attack reported by the Sinaloa cartel against the National Guard helicopter

Reports from users on social media and local media indicated that a helicopter from National Guard (GN) was allegedly attacked by Sinaloa cartel while flying over the city Clear, in Sonora.

The first testimonies indicated that it was around 19:00 when the plane, a Black Hawk UH-60Q belonging GN-108 series, was pierced several times by ammunition from a 50 caliber barrel rifle, one of the favorite weapons of drug trafficking cells due to its firepower.

The fuselage, rudder and engine on the left were some of the parts where the bullets were hit. The gunmen of the federal security institution rejected the aggression with M-60 machine gun, submachine guns BFI 609660 and small arms of this type MKY714.

According to local media, the crew, which included two pilots, a flight engineer, two gunners, two elements of the National Guard and two members of the state police of the Public Security were forced to evacuate despite responding and avoiding further aggression. .

After arriving in the country of Sonora, fThey were rescued by members of the Mexican army, GN and the state security corporation that responded to the emergency call to leave the area as soon as possible.

This attack took place in the middle of a context in which Sinaloa cartel seeks to maintain its power against advance Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), which has gained strength in recent years and has probably become the strongest in the country.

Data from the Attorney General’s Office (FGR) indicate that at least 10 alleged drug traffickers have been handed over to the government of US President Joe Biden during this six-year term.

Among them is José Sánchez Villalobos, Lord of the Tunnels, which has been identified as the financial operator of Joaquin Hats off Guzman.

The executions of some members of the Sinaloa cartel also hit the criminal organization. It is worth remembering that on Tuesday, April 13, six lifeless corpses were abandoned at kilometer 150 of the short road Parral – Chihuahua. Early in the morning, when the staff of the State Investigation Agency participated in the report, in which it was reported about the discovery of six men who died due to gunshot wounds.

According to the details, at least one of the subjects was beheaded, while another had a detached arm. It was also mentioned that one of the men was wearing a brown gun heel.

After 24 hours, the state prosecutor César Augusto Peniche Espejel, assured in an improvised press conference that one of the bodies belongs to Rogelio Adán Vega Rodríguez, alias the Red, alleged regional leader al Sinaloa cartel in Chihuahua.

These blows caused CJNG maintains a presence in 23 of the 32 states, most of its growth in the central area and with strategic locations on the border with the United States. In accordance with give, CJNG also influences the busiest Mexican ports, one of them Manzanillo, Colima, which it uses to distribute large quantities of drugs.

Rapid expansion of CJNG is characterized by the group’s willingness to participate in violent clashes with the Mexican government, security forces and rival cartels.

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