The violence returned to Sonora and he did it in a multitude of ways, first persecutions, then shootings and finally executions. This Thursday ended with four dead, among them the former mayor of Magdalena de Kino, Alfonso Robles.
Although the shootings and blockades have been hitting the northern area for at least three days, on May 14, alleged members of the Jalisco Nueva Generación Cartel were seen circulating through collection booth 253 in Magdalena de Kino. On May 12, the Sonora State Police reported an assurance of weapons, but the transit of armed people continued.
The latest arrived on Thursday at 4:00 p.m., after the report of clashes between armed groupss, elements of the State Police and the Army went to Calle Granados 329, in the Fátima neighborhood, where they were received with detonations.
Given this, the agents repelled the aggression so managed to kill one of the alleged attackers and stop another. The alleged criminals carried AK-47 heavy caliber firearms, known as “goat horn.”
Also, in the attack zone 10 vehicles were seized, which together with the long weapons and the detainee were available to the agent of the federal Public Ministry.
In the midst of the attacks, at least two civilians died this Thursday, one of them the ex Mayor of Magdalena de Kino, Luis Alfonso Robles Contreras, and a man identified as Norberto López Vázquez.
In addition, an alleged criminal was shot down by security forces and one more found dead with gun wounds on the Magdalena-Santa Ana highway. It was also reported an injured person.
After the acts of violence, the Governor of Sonora, Claudia Pavlovich He condemned the murder of two civilians and assured that the corporations of the three levels work to punish those responsible. “We will continue to be firm in the fight against crime,” he said.
This week, the arrival of alleged CJNG members in the municipality of Magdalena de Kino was documented on social networks. Uncertainty and chaos spread across the country as the images spread across the platforms: a convoy of alleged hitmen dressed in tactical clothing and long weapons mounted rondines in plain sight of the villagers.
The indifference of the authorities and the apathy of the population in the face of these actions revealed the lack of direction to stop the violence that consumes the country.
Sonora, one of the most important entities in the Mexico border with the United States, and traditional area of influence of the Sinaloa Cartel, is now a disputed place. In April, attacks between criminal organizations left several hitmen dead. Since then, their control is disputed.
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