Disregarding an offer for a truce from La Familia drug cartel, Mexican federal troops continued counternarcotics and security operations in southern Michoacan, according to Mexican news accounts.In Apatzingan Saturday morning, a detachment of Mexican Marines blocked city hall and municipal police offices to conduct a surprise security review, including inspection of patrol and communications logs and a weapons check of municipal police officers.
Meanwhile, both Mexican Army and Marine units conducted several counternarcotics raids in several municipalities near Uruapan.
- In the Lazaro Cardenas municipality, an army unit located an abandoned Lincoln Navigator on the Acalpican-La Mira road containing weapons. Found were eleven AR-15 assault rifles, four AK-47 assault rifle magazines, four 9mm pistol magazines, a .380 caliber pistol and 220 rounds of AR-15 ammunition.
- In Jacona in the Manantiales de Curutaran colony, an army unit arrested two men and seized a number of weapons and a quantity of drugs. A Toyota Tundra pickup truck was found with 23 kilograms, 53 grams of marijuana, 35 grams of cocaine divided in 16 packages and a Super .38 pistol, with nine rounds. Arrested were Gonzalo Cisneros Romero and Hugo Fernando Lino Romero.
- In Aquila on Las Chililleras ranch Mexican Marines seized a marijuana growing operation with 132,256 plants in two separate plots, arrested seven suspects and seized two pistols. Arrested were Hector Javier, Salvador, Martin and Ramiro Alvarez Madrigal, Arturo Diaz Alvarez, Jesus Diaz Valencia and German Medina Alvarez. A .38 Super and .22 caliber pistol were seized as well. The marijuana plants were destroyed at the site.
- On the Patzcuaro-Uruapan federal highway a Mexican Army unit stopped a Sukuki Grand Vitara carrying drugs and guns. Arrested was Cesar Gonzalez Jimenez. Inside the SUV soldiers found 30 grams of opium, eight grams of marijuana, a Super .38 pistol, two magazines and 57 rounds of ammunition.