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Bad Guys Torch 10 Buildings in Durango -- UPDATED X2
For a map, click here. For a map of Durango click here Updated with the reference to the March 4th shootout in Las Bayas in the Pueblo Nuevo municipality in Durango, as well as other corrections. Milenio says Carboneras is in Mezquital municipality, considerably farther south than previously reported. Also, updated to reflect new security measures.Ten homes and two vehicles were burned near Mezquital municipality in Durango Monday, according to Mexican news accounts. Reports say that about 50 armed suspects with AK-47 assault rifles arrived in the village of Carboneras last Sunday dressed in camo uniforms, described by villagers as "pinto". It is unclear why, but the suspects were then surrounded by villagers and verbally insulted. The suspects then proceeded to burn homes and vehicles. Most of the destroyed homes were wooden with roofs covered with corrugated sheet metal, and were still burning when the state attorney general arrived to assess the scene the following day. About 70 residents lived in the area and had fled following the attack. No one was reported hurt in the encounter. Reports say residents in Carboneras have left the area at the urging of Durango state authorities until the security situation has improved. Durango is the home base for the Mexican Army's 10th Military Zone. The attack on Carboneras is the second time in three weeks a village in Durango has been attacked by criminal gangs. On February 24th armed suspects killed three individuals and burned down five homes in the village of Benito Juarez in the Pueblo Ideal municipality. To read the Rantburg report on the Benito Juarez and other attacks, click here and follow the links in the story. Several other incidents have occurred in far western and southern Durango, which have cost the lives of civilians and have seen several structures destroyed. Last March 4th in village of Las Bayas in the Pueblo Nuevo municipality in western Durango, at at least nine armed suspects were killed in an intergang shootout. To read the Rantburg report on the Las Bayas shootout click here Several municipalities in western Durango are known drug growing areas where farmland is requisitioned by drug gangs for the growing of product for shipment to the US. The area around Carboneras sits astride Mexican Highway 40, a major highway link between north central Mexico and the state of Sinaloa. Posted by: badanov 2011-03-15 |
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