Machete attack in Ahome leaves young man with serious head injury

Weapons and cell phones are seized in two inspections of the Culiacán prison

After the fight that left an inmate dead in the Culiacán penitentiary center, authorities carried out two searches in which a pistol, a supplied magazine, 14 useful cartridges and 13 cell phones were seized.

The first of the operations found, in addition to the above, four mobile phone chargers, a radio, a laptop computer with its charger and nine handmade tips. In the second inspection, carried out with the support of guards and state police, only one cell phone, two chargers, a USB cable and four tips were located.

They reinforce external surveillance

Elements of the National Guard, the Army and the Special Operations Group reinforced the perimeter of the prison as a preventive measure. The State Public Security Secretariat reported that in each review the corresponding complaints have been presented to the public ministry.

The events that triggered the searches

On Wednesday, July 22, a fight occurred between several inmates. One inmate suffered serious injuries from a sharp weapon and was taken to a hospital, where he was later confirmed dead. The victim was identified as Jorge Alberto “N”, 41 years old. The reason for his admission to the prison was not revealed.

During the conflict, guards and state police intervened inside, while the outside was guarded by the military and the National Guard, managing to control the situation.

President Claudia Sheinbaum led the delivery of Women’s Wellbeing Pension cards in Acapulco, a program that benefits Mexican women aged 60 to 64 with bimonthly support of 3,100 pesos.

Nationally, three million women receive this pension. In Guerrero there are about 70 thousand, and in Acapulco 17 thousand 955, detailed the Secretary of Welfare, Leticia Ramírez.

“When women walk together, there is nothing that stops us. Those are Mexican women,” declared Sheinbaum.

Delivery of support and infrastructure announcements

The president also announced works to guarantee the supply of drinking water in Guerrero, such as the rehabilitation of areas damaged by hurricanes Otis and John, and the construction of pumps in towers to prevent flooding. The La Parota dam project is cancelled; In their place, wells and high tanks will be built.

In tourism, it reported a hotel occupancy of 78 percent in Acapulco.

Sheinbaum recalled other actions in favor of women: the distribution of more than 25 million Women’s Rights Booklets, the creation of LIBRE Centers in a thousand municipalities (goal: 2,500) and the integration of 250,000 women into the National Network of Weavers of the Homeland.

Governor Evelyn Salgado called the program transformative. The beneficiary Angelita Nava thanked on behalf of the women of Acapulco.

The authorities of Michoacán and Sonora reported the seizure of 143 slot machines in recent operations. The actions are part of the strategy against illicit activities linked to clandestine gambling, extortion and crimes against health.

Operations in Michoacán

In Uruapan, the State Attorney General’s Office, in coordination with the Ministry of Public Security, the Mexican Army and the National Guard, carried out 10 searches in neighborhoods such as Ampliación San Francisco, San Luis, La Mora and others. 49 slot machines and illicit substances were seized and a 32-year-old man identified as Miguel Ángel “N” was made available.

In Huandacareo, also in Michoacán, the Ministry of Public Security seized another 68 slot machines within the same national strategy against extortion.

Seizure in Sonora

In Nogales, Sonora, the state Attorney General’s Office reported the seizure of 26 slot machines, in addition to surveillance cameras, monitors and computer equipment. According to the Prosecutor’s Office, some of these devices would have been placed by alleged members of criminal groups. The teams were removed from different sectors of Nogales and were kept under guard while the investigations continue.