At least 29 people were killed in the battle to arrest alleged drug trafficker Ovidio Guzmán, Mexican authorities revealed Friday, underscoring the enduring power of the cartel once dominated by his father, Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán.
MEXICO CITY — At least 29 people were killed in the battle to arrest alleged drug trafficker Ovidio Guzmán, Mexican authorities revealed Friday, underscoring the enduring power of the cartel once dominated by his father, Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán.Army and national guard troops detained the younger Guzmán, 32, on the outskirts of the northwestern city of Culiacán on Thursday. Seven soldiers were killed as Sinaloa cartel gunmen fired .
But while the government managed to arrest Guzmán, it did not seek to debilitate the cartel’s army, he wrote — allowing the organization to remain intact. The gunmen went on a rampage after the arrest, throwing up roadblocks, attacking the Culiacán airport, and setting buses and cars ablaze. In many cases, they appeared to encounter no resistance from Mexican security forces.
On Friday morning, authorities in Culiacán tried to restore normalcy to the city. Damaged vehicles were towed from main thoroughfares, including expensive SUVs and charred public buses. Classes at the Autonomous University of Sinaloa resumed. State police conducted patrols through the center of the city.
“Culiacán is made up of honest, hard-working, supportive, happy and exemplary people, as well as incredible places, gastronomy, culture and much more,” the government said in the Friday morning tweet.
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