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Mexican Soldiers Find RPGs, Shoulder-Fired Rockets After Shootout in Beach Resort Town
2024-02-19
[Breitbart] Mexican authorities found a cache of RPGs, shoulder-fired rockets, and various other weapons after a shootout with cartel gunmen in the beach resort town of Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco.

The case took place this week in Puerto Vallarta, a region known for its luxurious beach resorts, with many tourists arriving each year.

According to information provided to Breitbart Texas by Mexico’s National Guard, the incident took place in the rural areas of Puerto Vallarta when a group of guardsmen were patrolling an area known as El Ranchito. The guardsmen spotted two gunmen leaning next to a vehicle. When authorities approached them, the gunmen tried to flee but crashed into one of the military vehicles.

After the crash, the gunmen fired at authorities in an attempt to flee, but authorities fired back and surrounded them, forcing their surrender. One of the gunmen sustained a gunshot injury to his leg and had to be rushed to a local hospital.

When authorities searched the vehicle, national guardsmen reported seizing two rocket launching tubes, ten rockets, seven grenades, rifles, handguns, ammunition, and tactical gear.
...and a partridge in a pear tree.
The use of rocket launchers and explosives by cartel gunmen comes as Mexico continues to see a high level of violence as a result of policies known as "Hugs Not Bullets" pushed by Mexico’s President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador. The Mexican president has called for a soft approach against cartel gunmen while pushing for an increase in social programs. Those policies led to a marked increase in cartel violence in areas throughout Mexico that had once been peaceful.
Unexpectedly.
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Posted by:Frank G

#8  Hugs Not Bullets?

Someone is living downwind of USA.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2024-02-19 13:34  

#7  I was just explaining to cousins from out of town over the weekend why I never go to Mexico anymore. It's a shame. Mexico has some first class destinations, including Puerto Vallarta, but it has become too dangerous. Securing the border would cut the cartels off from their primary source of funding but our government is too corrupt to do that. Just wait until RPGs and the gangsters who are willing to use them show up in American cities.
Posted by: Abu Uluque   2024-02-19 12:16  

#6  ^ True to the extent that our gummint purchases those weapons from said stores and ships em south. Are we sure Fast n Furious ever ended?
Posted by: Rex Mundi   2024-02-19 11:58  

#5  Just remember, the cartels get their weapons from US gun stores. Because the media says so!
Posted by: ed in texas   2024-02-19 09:54  

#4  Those RPGs come from Ukraine?
Posted by: DooDahMan   2024-02-19 08:46  

#3  /\ Cartels Using Land Mines in Mexican Border State near Texas

I see a 1,951 mile long business development opportunity.


Posted by: Besoeker   2024-02-19 07:29  

#2  Cartel Gunmen Shoot Up, Graffiti Mexican Border City Amid Turf War
Posted by: Skidmark   2024-02-19 06:50  

#1  Cartels Using Land Mines in Mexican Border State near Texas
Posted by: Skidmark   2024-02-19 06:49  

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