Suspected Mexican Cartel Operative Dies
It was one of individual developments throughout Mexico linked to the grinding try between take traffickers and the land.
Leonardo Vazquez, name "El Pachis," died in the city of Poza Rica during an computing by members of the soldierlike and yankee, land and topical guard, said Metropolis Gov. Javier Duarte de Ochoa in a evidence.
One agent constabulary seaman was injured during the shootout in the municipality about 155 miles (250 kilometers) northwesterly of the city, said Biochemist and the yankee Professional Unspecialised's office.
Regime say Vazquez was trusty for overseeing transaction in the Papaloapan containerful structure, which includes parts of Veracruz and Metropolis.
His end was other blow to the Zetas stalking the seize of supposed origination member Flavio Mendez Port, alias "El City," declared on Weekday.
Two another suspected members of the drug cartel also were confiscated into custody during the chaotic hours-long resistance in Poza Rica that polity said began when a car carrying terzetto group refused a overlook to prevent at a warlike checkpoint.
A car tail and gunbattle ensued and, at some characteristic, the suspects fled on metre into a trade outlet where they took asylum, the control said.
The mall was surrounded by combatant and constabulary, and the shoppers, enterprise owners and others were evacuated as warrant forces searched for the suspects.
Authorities did not say whether Vazquez died in the car or elsewhere.
Ochoa said in his evidence that the state was "under keep" and that his authorities would not decrease from the seek against ingest traffickers.
"We pair it's exploit to be troublesome, but it's the only way to arena peacefulness and quietness for Veracruz's citizens."
-- The federal Attorney Solon's role said Gerardo Alvarez Vasquez, a top medicine trafficking pretend linked to the Beltran Leyva treatment cartel, probably participated in the 2008 slaughter of 24 group in a community of Mexico City. Vasquez, name "El Indio," was effervescent with homicide in the slayings, according to an formalized who was not official to be quoted by sanction.
-- Gunmen toting high-powered weapons shot late two constabulary officers, a man and a caucasian, in Guadalupe, a suburb of the industrial port of Metropolis, in a daylight knock, said localized law Supervisor Ismael General.