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| Sinaloa: 28 Inmates Die in Mazatlan Prison |
| 2010-06-15 |
| Babelfish; A hat tip to Nota Roja for additional details. Mexican authorities say 28 inmates were killed in the Sinaloa prison GarcÃÂa Ruiz Monday morning in an attack they call a directed attack against the criminal gang Los Zetas, say Mexican news sources. Conflicting reports say the attack was between Los Zetas and the Sinaloa drug cartel, while others say the initial attack was directed against members of the Los Zetas. Eighteen of the initial victims were found in Security Module 21, while the rest were found in Module 11 and Module Five. Three guards overseeing the modules were wounded with gunfire. Two of the guards were detached from the Preventativo Estado Policia (PEP). Police and elements of the Mexican Army and Mexican Navy seized two pistols, a revolver and an AK-47. Unofficial reports put number of wounded inmates at between 50 and 60. Investigators say the killers entered the Module to kill the first 18, and then returned to their cells. Authorities have little idea who the killers were. Before the attack the prison housed 1,650 inmates, most of them federal convicts. |
| Posted by:badanov |
| #1 Now it holds 1622 many with serious boo-boos. |
| Posted by: Steven 2010-06-15 13:33 |