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Bad Guys Attack Federales in Northern Michoacan
For a map, click here. For a map of Michoacan, click here.A force of 50 armed suspects travelling aboard ten trucks attacked a Policia Federal inspector early Saturday morning in northern Michoacan, where Policia Federal agents killed three armed suspects, according to Mexican news reports. The attack took place at a former Procuradora General de la Republica (national attorney general) facility building in La Piedad municipaility where Miguel Angel Rosas Perez and 30 other Mexican Policia Federal agents kept their billets. Rosas Perez and the assisting agents fought a gun battle against an estimated 50 armed suspects for nearly 30 minutes where 3,474 AK-47, 1,904 AR-15, and at least one Barrett .50 caliber BMG spent casings were found. The attackers also used 40mm grenades. Reports say at least six grenades total were detonated against the façade of the building. The building at the corner of Bulevar Heriberto Jara and Lazaro Cardenas was shot so many times it was described as a strainer. Rosas Perez took over as Director of Municipal Public Security (Seguridad Pública Municipa) (Police Chief) March 24th following the murder of the former police chief, José Luis Guerrero Morales. Although English language reports continue to make much of the establishment of Los Caballeros de Templarios (Knights Templars) supplanting La Familia Michoacana in Michoacan, and a purported rivalry between the groups, La Familia is not considered much of a factor in Michoacan, especially since the devastaing raids by the Policia Federal last January which virtually completely beheaded the group. Three vehicles were abandoned and seized by security forces. Posted by: badanov 2011-07-04 |
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