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| 29 Die in Gang Firefight in Nayarit |
| 2011-05-26 |
| For a map, click here. A total of 29 men were killed and four others were wounded in an apparent intergang firefight near Ruiz, Nayait Wednesday afternoon, according to Mexican news accounts. Reports are saying that one of the groups involved may have been affiliated with the Sinaloa drug cartel. The Mexican state of Nayarit is considered the Sinaloa gang's territory and is adjacent to the west of the state of Zacatecas, considered to be a Los Zetas stronghold. The battle began at 1630 hrs near the village of Heroico Batallon de San Blas in Ruiz municipality when a group of armed suspects abducted an individual and was intercepted by another group. Mexican security forces entering the area of Mexican Federal Highway 15 found hundreds of spent shell casings and ten abandoned vehicles, mostly pickup trucks. Reports are that several heavy weapons were found at the site and also that fragmentary grenades had been used in the battle. Four men wounded in the firefight were detained at the scene. |
| Posted by:badanov |
| #1 Red on Red. Go, Red! Go, Red! |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2011-05-26 17:09 |
