Personnel from the Guardia Nacional and the Secretaría de la Defensa Nacional (SEDENA), operating in coordination with the State Police, executed a targeted security action in the municipality of Tecuala, Nayarit, resulting in the apprehension of one individual and the recovery of extensive military-grade weaponry and improvised explosives.
According to Official Press Release No. 65 issued by the 13th Military Zone, the security actions took place on October 17 during routine ground reconnaissance patrols conducted under the framework of Operation "Lanza". The operational sweeps specifically covered the rural localities of San Felipe Aztatán and El Arrayán within Tecuala.
During the intervention, law enforcement and military units secured a residential property along with a high-capacity armaments inventory. Official documentation confirms the confiscation of the following items:
- One real estate property.
- One 7.62 mm caliber machine gun.
- Two long firearms.
- 54 ammunition magazines.
- 12,246 rounds of live ammunition.
- 11 improvised explosive devices.
- Two standard motor vehicles.
- Two agricultural tractors.
- One motorcycle.
- Assorted tactical equipment.
Following the operation, the detained individual, alongside the entire cache of weapons, explosive materials, vehicles, and tactical gear, was formally handed over to the Fiscalía General de la República based in Tepic. Federal prosecutors will initiate the corresponding legal investigations to determine the suspect's legal status and process the evidentiary material.
Representatives from the V Military Region and the 13th Military Zone highlighted that these inter-agency deployments were conducted under the National Public Security Strategy, adhering strictly to the rule of law and human rights protocols.
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