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| Chihuahua: More on the Madera Raid |
| 2010-07-24 |
| Google Translate. For a map, click here. Elements of the Mexican Army concluded operations Thursday in the remote village of La Simona, Chihuahua, leaving nine dead and a number of munitions and materiel seized including high explosives, say Mexican press reports. Wednesday elements of the Mexican 5th Military Zone happened upon a gang held area sparking a firefight. Originally, it was reported that eight civilians died in that exchange, however, Secretaria de Defence Nacional (SEDENA) reported Friday that dead were all gang members. Six men were detained by the army. La Simona is near the remote logging town of Madera in far western Chihuahua and had previously been the scene of gang mayhem including several murders and the torching of structures including residences in May. Weapons seized following the firefight: 15 rifles, six handguns, 2536 cartridges, 50 magazines for various weapons, a roll of detonating cord, 50 sticks of Tovex totalling 25 kilograms and six sticks of Detagel. Tovex and Detagel are brand names for explosives similar to dynamite, typically used in mining and seismography. Tovex was also used in the Juarez car bomb. Other materiel seized: 40 kilograms of marijuana, five kilograms of marijuana seed, 10 police radios, five radio battery chargers, five satellite phones, 10 vehicles, two ATVs, three bulletproof vests, two tactical vests, two military uniforms and various binoculars and night visions equipment. A second encounter took place at about 1600 hrs Thursday with a toll of one dead gang member. No Mexican military were wounded in the two gunfights. |
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