Google Translate. References to a previous intergang battle where three gang members died are here.Jalisco State Police confronted armed suspects in Yahualica said to be members of the Los Zetas criminal gang Wednesday leaving two gang members dead and one wounded, according to Mexican press accounts.
A previous intergang fight left local authorities not to intervene, choosing instead to patrol areas in Yahualica not affected by gang on gang violence.
In the latest confrontation which began at about 1900 hrs. Wednesday, Jalisco State police were fired upon by suspected gang members in a nearby town. Apparently police killed two armed suspects, wounded one and place under arrest three men.
The detainees are: Hernando Luna Franco, 27, MartÃÂn Israel Muñoz, 25, and Sergio Guadalupe DÃÂaz RamÃÂrez, 22.
Seized were: two vehicles, two 9mm caliber handguns, an AR-15 assault rifle and an AK-47 assault rifle, and a 9mm caliber submachine gun.
Previous reports agree that Los Zetas were involved in the last two gunfights, but reports now say that additionally the Sinaloa or Valencia criminal gangs were also involved. The issue for criminal organizations is control of interstate highways in the area to move illegal drugs north to the US.
The previous confrontation involved an abduction attempt of three people by one of the gangs.