6 CJNG Members Arrested in Ixtlán, Michoacán

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Six heavily armed subjects were arrested in Ixtlán de los Hervores, in the state of Michoacán and found to be in possession of tactical vests with the insignia of the CJNG.

On the morning of Wednesday, June 16 2021, National Guard members assigned to the region were conducting routine patrol surveillance on a dirt road in the municipality of Ixtlan. The National Guard men were approached by residents of the area that reported a sighting of heavily armed subjects in the area of La Mina, in the town of Ixtlán de los Hervores. 

Ixtlán de los Hervores is a town near Zamora, near the border between Michoacan and Jalisco state.

The National Guard members traveled to the reported location and spotted the men the residents had described. At the same moment, the armed men spotted the National Guard men who had just arrived. The armed men fled in different directions. Some managed to escape but six of the men were able to be detained. 

Authorities then conducted a search of the group’s vehicle, a gray Toyota Rav4 SUV without license plates. Inside they found firearm types which are designated for the exclusive use of the Armed Forces, giving them justification to detain all six suspects they had just apprehended.

The six who were arrested are as follows: Francisco P., 25 years old; Olegario M., 20 years old; Diego Arturo V., 25 years old; Martin de Jesus, 16 years old; Gary, 17 years old and Juan Jose, 16 years old.

Of note, three of the six detainees were minors.

Some of the items seized from the vehicle include: 19 plate vests (with CJNG insignia), 2 ballistic plates, 4 long barrel AR style firearms, 1 long barrel AK style firearm, 3 short barrel firearms, 59 mags, and 1 vehicle.

Vests with CJNG insignia visible amongst the items seized.

On left, from top to bottom: 1911 style handgun, double action revolver (possible Smith and Wesson J frame) and a Makarov style handgun. Then from left to right: XM177 (CAR 15 early model 610, without a forward assist), M16 early model pre-1967, HK style AR-15, AK style rifle, HK style AR-15.

Ammunition seized

The gray Toyota Rav4 SUV seized from the armed subjects.

Sources: La Voz de Michoacán, Quadratin, Periodico la Redacción, Mi Morelia, Noventa Grados, Sistema Michoacano, MoreliActiva