Culiacán: Federal officer assaults El Debate reporter

A reporter from the newspaper El Debate was physically assaulted by a federal officer in Laguna Colorada, south of Culiacán, Sinaloa, while documenting a security operation on October 15, 2026.

The incident occurred during a confrontation between local residents and security forces, including elements from the Secretariat of Security and Citizen Protection and the Secretariat of the Navy. According to reports, the officer pushed the journalist to the ground and seized his mobile phone. The reporter reported experiencing back pain following the fall.

The operation had already caused tension in the community, as residents demanded information regarding the detention of a woman and the seizure of electronic devices during searches of local homes. The assault on the journalist was witnessed by other media representatives and Óscar Loza Ochoa, president of the Sinaloa State Human Rights Commission.