Culiacán, Sinaloa: Shooting Between Prisoners In Culiacan Prison Leaves Three Dead And One Injured

"Sol Prendido" for Borderland Beat

One of the inmates who died was identified as Basilio Guadalupe, 41, who belonged to a group of narcos who operated in the Costa Rican syndicate.

In addition, one of the prisoners who fired is identified and a gun was discovered. 

On Saturday night there was a shooting between prisoners linked to drug trafficking in one of the cells of the Culiacán prison, in Sinaloa.

This fact left three inmates dead and one more was injured, reported the head of the State Secretariat of Public Security, Cristóbal Castañeda Camarillo.

He also added that the shooting took place around 9:00 p.m. on Saturday in a cell in module 8 of the prison where federal prisoners are located.

A quarrel arises during which one of the inmates pulls out a gun and starts firing. Unfortunately, two people are dead and two injured," Castañeda Camarillo explained.

They had to use tear gas to control the prisoners

However, he pointed out that in the early hours of Sunday one of the wounded died in a hospital in the city.

He also added that there was no escape attempt and after the fight one of the groups of prisoners barricaded himself, they had to use tear gas to control them. In addition, one of the prisoners who fired is identified and a gun was discovered.

Police revealed that one of the inmates who died was identified as Basilio Guadalupe, 41, who belonged to a group of narcos who operated in the Costa Rican syndicate, who was arrested for selling drugs and for the murder of four people who were also buried clandestinely in 2005.

This gang, police said, was linked to the Sinaloa Cartel.

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