Translated by Yaqui for Borderland Beat
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Material from Reuters, Colectivo Pericue, BCS Noticias
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Material from Reuters, Colectivo Pericue, BCS Noticias
A shootout near the Mexican beach resort of Los Cabos early on Monday, May 1 between suspected gang members and navy forces has left eight dead, including one soldier.
The incident took place before dawn on the outskirts of San Jose del Cabo, about 20 miles (30 km) northeast of the area's main tourist hub of Cabo San Lucas. Security forces later recovered unspecified drugs, vehicles, communications equipment, military-issued weapons and uniforms, the navy said in a statement.
The Western State of Baja California Sur, popular with international tourists and ex-pats, has seen growing gangland violence over the last several months.
The Secretary of the Marines reports that its personnel on a patrol were attacked with gunfire by suspected members of organized crime. It was also reported that they were in the area, the Colonia of Villas de Cortez, after an anonymous tip was received
from someone in the neighborhood who saw an unusual amount of persons coming to and from a house. They were planning to search the house but were instead met by gunfire.
The confrontation lasted nearly 40 minutes, with neighbors hiding on the floors of their homes and at least one witness also reported hearing a grenade.
The dead have yet to be identified but the Secretary of the Mexican Marines-Navy
stated that they are committed to the maintenance of public security and protection of the well being of Mexican families and civilian society at large.
The Marines returned gunfire, resulting in the death of seven of the delinquents, five
men and two women, and one Marine was wounded but died in hospital.