Mexican state police and soldiers arrested two Sinaloa Cartel operatives with an arsenal of rifles, ammunition, and a grenade on Wednesday. The pair were involved in drug smuggling activities near the California and Arizona borders.
The Mexican government announced the capture of two Sinaloa cartel operatives in Mexicali, Baja California, during an operation by elements of the State Preventive Police and the Mexican Army, according to local reports and law enforcement sources. The operation took place in the rural southeastern section of the municipality after police developed intelligence suggesting criminal activities in the immediate area. Sources say a criminal cell was operating small aircraft between clandestine landing strips to move drugs. The aircraft flew from Sinaloa to the California and Arizona borders, where vehicles waited to move the cargo into the United States. -- More...
