For the second time in less than a week, new clashes between alleged antagonistic groups of organized crime were reported this Thursday morning in different locations in the municipalities of Tepalcatepec, Apatzingan y Buenavista, Michoacan.
Last Monday, Armed men engaged in fighting and blockades on the Buenavista-Peribán highway, near the town of Limón de la Luna.
Yesterday, minutes before 10:00 am, it was reported that on the Apatzingán-Buenavista routenear Bachilleres, civilians with weapons drove through a dairy company van and set it on fire.
This event occurred while clashes were reported andn localities of the municipality of Buenavistadespite the reinforcement of operations by security forces.
According to the local press The clashes took place on the dirt roads of Alligator, The Hill, The Garbage Dump, The Vulture and Water Point.
It was also reported that a vehicle was burned in Apatzingan, at the exit towards Buenavista and Tepalcatepec.
Due to the violence, classes were suspended at all levels, Oxxo stores were closed and food was stopped. carriers, reported The Sun of Morelia.
COMMUNITY MEMBERS DEMAND PEACE
A group of community members took the Periférico ring road, in front of Michoacan House, to demand security from state authorities.
The residents of Arantepacua used official units marked with the text kuarichas (communal police) and other official vehicles of that self-government council to block the roads.
At the same time, they placed posters at the entrance to the former seat of the Executive Branch state, in which they demanded that peace be guaranteed to their population.
Officers of the Civil Guard They set up a dialogue table with the protesters, with the intention of freeing up a lane and guaranteeing the mobility of users; however, they demanded the presence of personnel from the Secretariat of Government.
According to military reports, violence has intensified since the alliance was formed. Jalisco New Generation Cartel–Los Viagrawho dispute the territory with the Tepalcatepec Cartela criminal group headed by Juan José Farías, known as El Abuelo.
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