Compostela.- After a confrontation between elements of the Mexican Army and armed civilians in Compostela, Nayarit, three suspected criminals were arrested, including a subject called El M3, alleged assassin of the New Generation Jalisco Cartel ( CJNG).
During the armed action, a soldier was wounded and several high-powered weapons were secured, including rocket launchers, grenades and machine guns, security sources said.
From Friday night, several Army squadrons began to move through the areas bordering the beach of Racó de Guayabitos (busy resort of the Riviera Nayarit) and delimited the accesses through the gaps and secondary roads to to this place.
Yesterday morning, after 8:00 a.m., an operation was deployed to an alleged safe house located on a hill bordering Federal Highway 200 and, upon encountering armed individuals traveling in several vehicles, the confrontation began and a persecution that entered the town.
The constant shooting, which was heard practically throughout the village, caused fear among tourists who still remained in their rooms, so they closed and put themselves in danger, while those who were already in the beach, bewildered, they ran to protect in closed places, as they did not locate where the detonations could be heard. After receiving several reports of what has happened, more elements of the secretaries of National Defense (Sedena), Security and Citizen Protection (SSPC), as well as the National Guard and the municipal police moved to the site.
Various videos began to circulate on social media in which the detonations were heard and the military deployment was observed.
A recording was also released, allegedly by the military, in which the capture of the alleged assassin known as The M3 is reported.
The image shows a soldier in a black suit, wearing a tactical vest and being asked his name, alias, cartel to which he belongs and his position.
The man claimed to be named Erick Joel de el Toro López, who was the M3, who belonged to the CJNG and was a hitman. Although a military man asked him if he was a assassin or a plaza chief, the man denied it and his rights were later read to him.
During the confrontation, Federal Highway 200, at the junction with Los Ayala, remained closed, resulting in long lines of vehicles.
In the afternoon, the governor of the state, Antonio Echevarría García, acknowledged the work done by the Armed Forces in the state, through a message on social media.
“This morning, in the area of Guayabitos, municipality of Compostela, a criminal group attacked elements of the Army, which repelled the aggression immediately. From the state government, we support the rapid response of our Armed Forces, to restore order in the area, and we ask society to remain calm. “