Criminal groups attack police stations with drones and set vehicles on fire in Michoacan –

People in Apatzingán and other towns in Michoacan closed their doors for fear of new attacks.

On Tuesday, August 27, the municipal police buildings of Buenavista Tomatlán, Michoacán, were attacked with explosives fired from drones. At least three explosions were recorded, but there were no casualties.

This action was accompanied by shootings, the burning of vehicles and the blocking of roads in some neighboring municipalities, especially the Buenavista-Apatzingán highway, which lasted for several hours in that region of Tierra Caliente.

According to sources at the National Defense Secretariat (Sedena), the violence is the result of a confrontation that has arisen due to the reorganization of drug cartels operating in the region and fighting for control of the area. There, the phenomenon of extortion of lemon producers, but also of other sectors, has been exacerbated.

In Apatzingán, public buses were set on fire at the exit to Buenavista, near the resort of “Las Delicias”. There were also armed confrontations and blockades at various points on the Buenavista-Peribán highway, near the community of Limón de la Luna.

According to some sources, more than a dozen vehicles were set on fire in the municipalities of Buenavista and Apatzingán, as well as on the highway to the municipality of Tepalcatepec.

Source: Proceso

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