"El Huaso" for Borderland Beat
Ten National Guard agents were injured in a car bomb attack in the city of Celaya, Guanajuato last night. This is the latest attack in a wave of violence against police in Guanajuato, the most deadly state for security forces in Mexico.
This bomb attack occurred around 10:30 PM on June 28 in the Sauz de Villaseñor neighborhood in southern Celaya, just off the highway exit to Salvatierra.
According to La Silla Rota, National Guard agents were patrolling in the area when they noticed an abandoned sedan. When the agents opened the door, an explosive device detonated, injuring ten of them. The agents were instantly thrown back by the blast as the car was incinerated in flames.
The injured agents were taken to a nearby hospital for treatment. According to Periodico Correo, three are severely injured and seven have mild injuries. Photos of the severely wounded men in the hospital show missing limbs and deep lacerations.
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| The scene of the attack one day later. |
In the first attack, just before noon on June 27th, gunmen killed Maria Soledad "N", a Municipal Police officer at a CIJ, a youth criminal rehabilitation center in Celaya.
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That evening, gunmen shot into a crowd at a taco stand around 7:00 p.m.. Two police officers were killed and a third along with four civilians were wounded.
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Periodico Correo noted that car bombs have been used in targeted attacks against police in Guanajuato at least since September 2018, when a backpack full of explosives was left outside the Ministerio Publico offices in Apaseo el Grande.
Guanajuato is the most violent state in Mexico for police officers according to Causa en Común’s database on police killings in Mexico, which reveals that 42 police killing have occurred this year in the state. Nationwide, 207 police officers have been killed.
Between the start of the year and May 2023, Guanajuato has seen 1,128 homicides. Guanajuato has been the most violent state in Mexico by homicide count for five years, mostly due to an intense dispute between two criminal organizations, the Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generacion and the Cartel Santa Rosa de Lima. These two criminal groups and their allies fight for control of drug dealing, fuel theft and drug trafficking markets.
Sources: La Silla Rota, La Silla Rota, Causa en Común, Milenio, Borderland Beat Archives, Periodico Correo
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ReplyDeleteSince celaya is run by csrl we can only assume this is cjng work to heat up the plaza
ReplyDeleteNo so apparently according to everyone On here cjng runs all of Mexico but regardless it must be them attacking the police since there known to use those levels or violence against the state and govt
DeleteYes those scums they dont want them nowhere
DeleteI don't know if it is accurate to say that CJNG runs Celaya. I think it is a neighborhood by neighborhood split.
Delete11:28 - CJNG does not run all of Mexico. Not even close. CJNG may have presence in 20 or more states, but that doesn’t mean that they fully control that state or even control half of that state. CJNG doesn’t even fully control Jalisco. Just a few weeks ago, CJNG got into a fight with CDS in Teocaltiche, Jalisco. CJNG lost the battle and had to retreat from Teocaltiche. They even abandoned three of their armored vehicles. CJNG still hasn’t been able to take CDMX from La Union de Tepito, Tamaulipas from CDN, Zacatecas and Sinaloa from CDS, Michoacán and Guerreo from Carteles Unidos or La Familia Michoacána, and the list goes on.
Delete12:09 Pm - Exactly. They control blocks in which they sell their freaking poison. I am in the city rn and i have been driving up until 3 am in Celaya. Like i say there has been a lot of movement and i have seen Marine units in carreterra Panamericana. but yeah CSRL is know to use those tatics
Delete@3:02 hey bud i can tell by your comment you have no idea what sarcasm is, 11:28 was oviously been sarcastic, tell me what cartel has ever controlled all of mexico, i can only think of one who even with the help from Garcia Luna couldnt control what CJNG does now 😉
DeleteThey were National Guard…aka Military units. Learn to read ass clown.
ReplyDeleteHello, Guardia Nacional are a gendarmerie. They are under the defense secretariat but fulfill civil law enforcement duties. They are referred to as "agentes" or "soldados". Either is fine.
Delete10:05 was referencing the clown above you got himself removed for saying a clown comment 😆
DeleteOh whoops haha.
DeleteOver 1100 known homicides in 5 months in one state. Are you fucking serious Mexico? Don’t give me this shit about American guns or American addicts. WTF! The problem obviously is complex and very tough to admit. The fucking poor citizens can’t even stand up! WHY? Thanks to the awesome gun laws only elites political cops/military and criminals get guns! What a bunch of bullshit!
ReplyDelete12:02 it goes both ways, dont boame mexico for all the over dose death's in America, addicts will take anything and will die for it, Cartels are not forcing them to take those drugs 🤷🏼♂️
Delete10:53 no period kid.
DeleteIf drugs did not come in to USA illegally, we would not have this problem.
Idk if they deserve it, but some police man here in penjamo gto are literally pigs! Rude , abussive and treat people like trash! If you try and stand against them they threaten you with “ es mejor que te calmes antes que te meta un plomaso” for no damn reason.
ReplyDeleteI'm sure the writers here will be receiving multitude of info on this but for anyone who's interested here is some recent news🐙
ReplyDeletehttps://apnews.com/article/mexico-activist-killed-drug-cartel-bf8cd1c5daf3b84b53d89a45ac2fdfb5
Thanks Ms. H! Hope you are well.
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