Borderland Beat
Public Security Secretary of the State, Daniel de la Rosa Anaya reported among the injured is a woman, whose identification was not disclosed, but it's known she is the niece of Raydel López Uriarte, El Muletas.
MEXICO, DF (Ap). - Elements of the Secretariat of Public Security of Baja California and the Army discovered by chance almost two million dollars in cash in a house explosion in Mi Entorno el Lago, a residential subdivision in the border town of Tijuana. During the incident a woman, one adult and five children were injured.The explosion occurred at a residence in Mi Entorno el Lago area, due to an accumulation of gas.
State officials say the property, belongs to the Sinaloa cartel, a criminal organization that is commanded by Joaquin Guzman Loera, El Chapo. According to Gen. Gilberto Landeros Briseno, commander of the Second Military Zone, the money was distributed in several "bales" hidden in several trucks.
Moreover, police discovered an underground or basement, which apparently was used as a clandestine drug laboratory. The head of the SSP of Baja California only said they are stable. Because of they found money, municipal police are guarding the house where the explosion occurred. Although he did not specify the amount found, General Gilberto Landeros Briceño estimated that there is at least a total 1.8 million in small bills.
At the accident site firefighters moved to smother the fire that caused the explosion. Money and vehicles were made available to the federation. The cash was handed over to the Attorney General's Office (PGR)
At the moment clarifications as to the exact amount of money found are needed as well as the confirmed names and affiliation of the people hospitalized with injuries from the explosion.
What it is fully established at this point is that this undetermined amount of money was obtained as a result of illegal activities and the two injured are under medical observation and police custody in the General Hospital.
At the accident site firefighters moved to smother the fire that caused the explosion. Money and vehicles were made available to the federation. The cash was handed over to the Attorney General's Office (PGR)
At the moment clarifications as to the exact amount of money found are needed as well as the confirmed names and affiliation of the people hospitalized with injuries from the explosion.
What it is fully established at this point is that this undetermined amount of money was obtained as a result of illegal activities and the two injured are under medical observation and police custody in the General Hospital.
