Google Translate with a hat tip to Nota Roja for the additional detailsTwenty luxury vehicles, a large number of rifles and an unconfirmed number of dead is the toll of an armed confrontation between elements of the Mexican Army and armed suspects in Madero, Durango, Tuesday night, according to Mexican news reports.
Elements of the 10th Military Zone were fired on by armed suspects at the Hotel Madero in Francisco I. Madero, Durango as they arrived to serve a search warrant. Seized in the search were 13 luxury vehicles, including an armored van, 850 doses of cocaine, 61 doses of marijuana, 20 rifles, 62 magazines and four thousand rounds of various calibers. Suspects escaped the military cordon leading to a gunfight and chase through the town. Two people were arrested, a man and a minor boy.
A second battle took place Wednesday afternoon at about 1300 hrs. when a second search warrant was executed by the Mexican Army near the intersection of calles Primero de Mayo and Escuadrón 501. Armed suspects were apparently caught off guard by the appearance of the Mexican army, and escaped by throwing four hand grenades at troops, sparking a second gun battle in the town including the city center near the city hall.
The toll includes ten killed and several wounded, and it remains unofficial. The dead and wounded probably occurred in the second gun battle, according to current reports.