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Sinaloa prison riots lead to transfer of 49 inmates
Following violent riots at the El Castillo prison in Mazatlán, Sinaloa, which resulted in 12 deaths, federal authorities have transferred 49 inmates to other correctional facilities across Mexico. The transfer included 48 individuals from El Castillo—comprising 47 men and one woman—and one inmate from the Aguaruto prison in Culiacán.
Sinaloa Attorney General Zulema Sánchez Kondo confirmed that investigators recovered both short and long firearm shell casings at the El Castillo facility. The investigation is treating the incidents as intentional homicide. Security officials, including Secretary of Security and Protection Omar García Harfuch, indicated that one of the clashes was linked to a dispute between members of the Los Chapitos faction. The transfers aim to decompress the prison system in Sinaloa following the recent instability.
Entities
Consejo Coordinador de Los Cabos · Culiacán · El Castillo Prison · Julio Castillo Gómez · Los Cabos · Los Chapitos · Mazatlán · Morena · Omar García Harfuch · PAN · Sinaloa · Sinaloa Cartel
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- [DISPUTED] A total of 48 inmates were removed from El Castillo prison, including 47 men and one woman. diario.mx · eldiariodechihuahua.mx
- [DISPUTED] Federal authorities transferred 49 inmates from Sinaloa prisons to other centers in the country. diario.mx · eldiariodechihuahua.mx
- [● 3 SOURCES] Violence at the El Castillo prison in Mazatlán resulted in 12 deaths. diario.mx · eldiariodechihuahua.mx · www.diariodematamoros.com
- [● 2 SOURCES] The recent prison riots are being investigated as intentional homicide. www.sdpnoticias.com · www.diariodematamoros.com
- [● 3 SOURCES] One of the prison clashes was related to a dispute between members of the Los Chapitos faction. diario.mx · eldiariodechihuahua.mx · www.diariodematamoros.com
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Investigators found both short and long firearm shell casings at the El Castillo prison. www.sdpnoticias.com