PGJE: Mass Takedown of 37 Knights Templar Sicarios

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15 of the detained were presented in Guanajuato-the operation continues

Irapuato, Guanajuato. - GERI agents and PME police ,supported by preventive police from Irapuato and San Miguel de Allende, achieved in fast operational surprise, capturing at least 25 gunmen, belonging to the Knights Templar cartel. They secured vehicles, safe houses, drugs, heavy weapons, sophisticated communications equipment, extending the operations to other nearby towns in search for more "narcoasesinos". It was the same State Attorney of Guanajuato, who briefly announced "the big blow" that between Wednesday night and all day yesterday, dealt in the appointed cities coordinately with other nearby towns. Indicating that until 20 hours, they had just over 25 subjects captured presumably they were related to killings, kidnappings, extortion, drug trafficking and other serious crimes.

Ministry officials, specifically of Irapuato signaled they had captured 2 criminals Wednesday night, had them in their "dens" and that after questioning, they were " singing" and giving up people and details of their accomplices. So overnight Wednesday and Thursday morning, several farms were searched, where they captured another 9 subjects, who also indicated they were members of organized crime. At least seven of the gunmen were located and captured in Irapuato neighborhoods, where they were hiding, after kidnapping and murdering their victims or rivals. Being in areas where gangs and criminals abound, they went unnoticed. But with the data supplied from their accomplices, GERI group , the ministerial officials, supported by the local preventive, could cordon off the area and "burst" the two houses, capturing them with relative ease.

Along with the 9-10 "narcoasesinos", officials secured long, high caliber rifles used both to threaten their victims, and to cruelly kill more of them. They also confiscated vehicles that were used for traveling to watch potential future victims who were on their lists to kidnap. Carlos Zamarripa, Prosecuting States attorney, who up until last night accredited group of gunmen but later added that besides drugs and various communications equipment, at least five assassins and kidnappers, captured in the Irapuato area , but for reasons of prudence would not elaborate or give out any information of citizens victimized by them. He said that they also operated Silao and León, and agents are working to clarify just how many felonies involved. Although neither deny nor were they narcoasesinos said, who executed the latest crimes in Irapuato, but in the course of today will release it officially.

The Update, 12 additional KT sicarios:

A dozen suspects, members of the "The Knights Templar", were captured in the operation led by the State Attorney's Office, which also confiscated an arsenal of weapons, tens of kilos drugs and seven safe houses.  

Detainees, including the leader of the cell, are responsible for killings and kidnappings in this state. The operation began at dawn in several municipalities, including the municipality of San Miguel de Allende, where it is presumed that most were captured.  The operation continues at this time, meanwhile officials have not released complete information about the results and nor when the operation is expected to conclude. .

The state's attorney general, Carlos Zamarripa Aguirre, through his Twitter account reported that the arrest had been  achieved , resulting in almost a dozen members of the cartel of the "Templar", who operated in the northern region of the state, and that these were responsible for drug distribution, multiple murders and kidnappings in that region. . Hours later, In an interview, the attorney without specifying figures, said that most of the alleged kidnappers were arrested in this city.  Apparently among the dozen detainees are those responsible for burning the gas station in San Miguel de Allende a little over a month ago.

Sources: El Sol Irapuata

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