Mexico security forces seize dozens of firearms and ammunition in coordinated operations
Mexican security agencies conducted several operations across the country, seizing a large cache of firearms and ammunition. In Reynosa, Tamaulipas, agents from the Secretaría de Seguridad y Protección Ciudadana and the Fiscalía General de la República found six short firearms and eight magazines hidden inside a bus horn. In the municipality of Concordia, Sinaloa, a joint task force that included the Army, Guardia Nacional, Navy, and state police recovered three AK‑47 rifles, 30 magazines, 3,359 cartridges, four tactical uniforms, four tactical vests and two ballistic plates from a suspected criminal camp. In Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, after a police chase two men were arrested; authorities seized two firearms, ten magazines and 177 cartridges, and placed the suspects under preventive detention. All seized weapons and ammunition were turned over to the Federal Prosecutor’s Office for further investigation.
Entities: Fiscalía General de la República (FGR) · Guardia Nacional · Mexican Army · Secretaría de Marina (Mexican Navy) · Secretaría de Seguridad y Protección Ciudadana (SSPC)
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- [○ 1 SOURCE] Six short firearms and eight magazines were seized inside a bus in Reynosa, Tamaulipas.
- [● 2 SOURCES] Three AK‑47 rifles, 30 magazines, 3,359 cartridges, four tactical uniforms, four tactical vests and two ballistic plates were seized in Concordia, Sinaloa.
- [● 4 SOURCES] All seized weapons and ammunition were handed over to the Federal Prosecutor's Office for investigation.
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Two men were linked to a process for possession of military‑grade firearms after a chase in Nuevo Laredo; authorities seized two firearms, ten magazines and 177 cartridges.