Security, drug trafficking, and crime in Mexico today, June 17

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The day begins after the Baja California Attorney General’s Office denied on Tuesday the arrest of René Arzate García, alias “La Rana,” a local leader of the Sinaloa Cartel. This came after Attorney General Ma. Elena Andrade Ramírez made statements that could have been interpreted as confirming the alleged capture of the individual.

Meanwhile, in Puebla, authorities seized a clandestine methamphetamine production laboratory valued at more than 2 billion pesos.

Commissioner of Los Guajes de Ayala Denounces Alleged Links Between Guerrero Authorities and “La Familia Michoacana”

Residents of the mountains of Guerrero have accused state authorities of inaction in the face of organized crime’s expansion and the use of drones in armed attacks.

Violence in the region once again raised concerns after Javier Hernández Peñaloza, Commissioner of the Communal Lands of Los Guajes de Ayala, in the municipality of Coyuca de Catalán, publicly made serious allegations against state authorities, accusing them of allegedly protecting members of the criminal organization known as La Familia Michoacana.

Woman Arrested for Alleged Theft in Cuautitlán Izcalli: Residents Beat Her and Tied Her to a Tree

The alleged suspect was rescued by municipal police after being detained by residents.

A woman was arrested by municipal police officers in Cuautitlán Izcalli after being accused by residents of the Bosques de Xhala neighborhood of participating in a robbery. Before authorities arrived, residents and local merchants detained her and tied her to a tree.

Source: infobae