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Caribbean-Latin America
Coahuila: Cops Counter Ambush; 4 Dead Bad Guys
2010-07-10
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Good Guys get one right...
Four unidentified dead armed suspects and five unidentified injured civilians are the toll from an ambush laid by the armed suspects, according to Mexican news reports.

A State Ministerial Police (PME) patrol was shot at by a group of armed suspects riding aboard an SUV at about 2230 hrs. on the Torreon -San Pedro highway close to a farm in Km. Marker 23.

The agents returned fire, killing four suspects. In the crossfire, five civilians were wounded, two in serious condition. All were given immediate medical attention. The police did not report any agents hurt in the attack.

Authorities also seized three pistols: a Ruger .45 caliber, a 9mm Browning pistol, and a Super .38 pistol. Also seized was an AK-47 assault rifle, radios, magazines and a 2008 Ford Edge.
Posted by:badanov

#5  The .38 Super used to be the standard Mexican military handgun round. Not rare at all and a pretty effective one at that. First time you shoot one it feels pretty "smartish" in the shooting hand,
Posted by: Canuckistan sniper   2010-07-10 16:29  

#4  My comment got hosed somehow:

I thought .38 supers were a rare gun, now two have shown up in Mexico.

Actually the .38 Super is pretty common in Latin America, at least the round is.

Numbers three and four turned up in Sinaloa since last Thursday night. ( See link above )
Posted by: badanov   2010-07-10 14:39  

#3  Four if you count Thursday night's Sinaloa shootout
Posted by: badanov   2010-07-10 11:58  

#2  No .25 caliber Jimenez found?
Posted by: borgboy   2010-07-10 11:54  

#1  I thought .38 supers were a rare gun, now two have shown up in Mexico.

I strongly suspect the gun is akin to our Favorite weapon, the shutter gun.
Posted by: Redneck Jim   2010-07-10 11:49  

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