Explosion in Mazatlán powder keg leaves two victims and a community in shock

Results of inter-institutional operations in Sinaloa

Federal and state forces deployed actions in various municipalities of Sinaloa, with significant results. In Navolato, an interagency base received a report from C-42i about armed people in a motel. Upon arrival, officers detained a driver who was driving a white Toyota Highland pickup truck without rear license plates and tinted windows. The driver could not prove ownership; The unit had a theft report.

During a tour of the Villa Juárez receivership, in Navolato, near the “El Cafetal” agricultural field, they located a recent model Toyota Tacoma truck, turned on and with doors open. With no people in sight, the occupants had abandoned an AK-47 rifle, four supplied magazines, cartridges for automatic weapons and two tactical vests. Military elements, the National Guard and state police secured the weapons.

In the same area, alerted by the violent dispossession of an Italika F-150 motorcycle, they tracked it and found it abandoned on Cuauhtémoc Street in Villa Juárez. In Culiacán, in the Pedregal del Humaya sector, the State Preventive Police seized a recent model Ford Territory SUV with a report of theft. Additionally, in the Altos de Bachigualato neighborhood, they located an abandoned motorcycle that had also been stolen.

These operations are part of the coordinated efforts between corporations to combat vehicle theft and the possession of firearms in the region. The units and weapons were made available to the corresponding authorities for investigations.

President Claudia Sheinbaum confirmed that this Monday the Mexican government will present formal complaints to the United States Department of Justice and to state prosecutors’ offices. The reason: the death of 17 Mexicans in US territory.

A call for political unity

Sheinbaum also called on all political parties to close ranks in defense of the human rights of their compatriots. The president stressed that unity is essential in the face of situations of violence and discrimination that Mexicans face abroad.

The complaints seek to make the problem visible and demand justice. No additional details about the specific cases or the identities of the victims were revealed. The Mexican administration remains committed to protecting its citizens beyond its borders.

New scholarships for education in Zacatecas

President Claudia Sheinbaum announced that the Gertrudis Bocanegra Scholarship will be awarded to students from public universities in Zacatecas. The objective is to guarantee the right to a scholarship from basic to higher education. Starting in September, informational assemblies will begin at universities.

“Everything we can do for the girls, boys, and young people of Mexico, we are going to do,” said the president.

The scholarship is intended for transportation, with a bimonthly amount to cover basic expenses.

At the event, Sheinbaum gave cards from the Rita Cetina Scholarship for uniforms and supplies to elementary school children. This annual support of 2,500 pesos will begin to be delivered in August.

The Secretary of Education, Mario Delgado, reported that this year will close with 22 million scholarship recipients throughout the country. He also highlighted an investment of 24 billion pesos in the La Escuela es Nuestra program and the construction of new high schools, including six Margarita Maza High Schools in Zacatecas.

The national coordinator of Scholarships for Wellbeing, Julio César León, explained that in Zacatecas there are 180,627 beneficiary students, with an investment of more than 1,600 million pesos. They will be joined by 83,353 primary school children with the Rita Cetina Scholarship.

Governor David Monreal thanked the resources and construction of a campus of the Rosario Castellanos National University, which will offer 10 bachelor’s degrees for more than 2,000 students.

A beneficiary student thanked the president for promoting education.