A news release posted on the website of Tamaulipas state government said that one encounter took place in the border municipality of Matamoros at around 1825 hrs near Ejido Morelos, where a Mexican Army unit observed, and traded gunfire with occupants of a convoy.
One armed suspect was killed and six others were detained at the scene. An undisclosed number of rifles, ammunition and weapons magazines were seized as well as three vehicles, described in the news release as trucks or SUVs. The news release hinted that more than three vehicles and seven armed suspects were in the convoy when it initially encountered the army patrol.
A second encounter took place in Nuevo Laredo municipality at around 2330 hrs near the intersection of Bulevar Colosio and Calle Gonzalez in Viveros colony.
Armed suspects traveling aboard a Lincoln LS exchanged gunfire with a Mexican Army unit, according to the news release, to avoid arrest. Army return fire killed three suspects. Soldiers at the scene seized four rifles, 28 weapons magazines and a quantity of AK-47 ammunition.
Chris Covert writes Mexican Drug War and national political news for Rantburg.com and BorderlandBeat.com. He can be reached at grurkka@gmail.com. His latest work of non-fiction, The Wounded Eagle: Volume 2 went on sale September 1st at Amazon.com and Smashwords.com.
Once in a while the CDG has to give up some of their men inorder to give the military some results to show their bosses in el DF that they are doing their job against organized crime. As long as the general's receive their cuotas,- business as usual wherever CDG controls. The demise of CDG has been greatly exaggerated.
ReplyDeleteHow much is an AK-47 worth in Mexico?
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ReplyDeleteCDG R AS STRONG AS EVA
ReplyDeleteAs long as el coss is alive and in mex all is the same. Thats why he got caught the way he did. U guys take out my enemys n ill turn myself in. but with condition.. Cdg is still very strong and getti.g more n more plazas
ReplyDelete@5:37 am there worth 5,000 uSD...
ReplyDeleteA 50 caliber in the US is worth 5,000usd if your lucky and in mexico there worth 10.000 usd I knoe this fact cause the cartel people that get video taped and recorded by the government they say it ALL the cartels in Mexico R suckers for USA weapons they say they prefer USA weapons than there own or Russia' or china... Ammunition they get it from there own government including bullet proof vest magazines etc
A 50 caliber in the US is worth 5,000usd if your lucky and in mexico there worth 10.000 usd I knoe this fact cause the cartel people that get video taped and recorded by the government they say it ALL the cartels in Mexico R suckers for USA weapons they say they prefer USA weapons than there own or Russia' or china... Ammunition they get it from there own government including bullet proof vest magazines etc
ReplyDeleteYou can get a .50 caliber BMG bolt action used for about USD $3,000 in the USA, USD $10,000 for a semiautomatic, from a private dealer.
Bitch ass cdg & sinaloa are cowards hide behind the military.
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