Cartel gunmen stole four police vehicles during a rescue attempt just south of the border with Arizona over the weekend near Altar, Sonora.
, the gunmen and police briefly clashed, leading to the rescue of a cartel figure in custody at the scene. The overwhelmed police called for backup and set off a large-scale operation with federal and state forces.
During that response, the Sonora State Public Security Police arrested three suspects and seized six rifles, a pistol, tactical equipment, and another stolen vehicle. The three men are linked to the current wave of violence near the city of Caborca. Local news outlets report more than a dozen executions in the last week of April in the area.The Caborca Cartel, led by notorious drug trafficker Rafael Caro Quintero, is believed to be behind the ongoing violence in the region. Once a member of the Sinaloa Cartel, Quintero broke away to establish his organization with the help of Sinaloa’s rivals.
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