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Mexican Army Unit Springs Ambush
A Mexican army unit of the 42nd Military Zone searching for poppy fields in a mountainous region of Chihuahua came under attack, according to Mexican press reports.

No wounded were reported on either side as the Mexican Army unit defeated the ambush and captured five of the attackers.

José Regino Olivas Vizcarra, 45, Ranulfo Vizcarra Olivas, 41, José Crispín Vizcarra Carrasco, 20, Noel Angulo Carrillo, 21 and Manuel Romero Valencia, 19 , were placed in detention following their capture.

The army unit's 2nd Battalion was patrolling with two Humvees along a road near Maguarichi. Chihuahua, when they came upon a breach in the road and were forced to stop. That was when the attack began, according to press reports.

Seized following the ambush were:

  • 1 G-3 assault rifle.

  • 1 AK-47 assault rifle

  • 2 M-1 carbines.

  • 1 .380 pistol.

  • 2 Fragmenation hand grenades.

Posted by: badanov 2010-05-17
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