:quality(85)//cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/infobae/TMVAIPKDGZCHLGEV3DUNBEZ7BU.jpeg "Armed attack in Angostura, Sinaloa left at least one element of the National Guard lifeless 1")
On the evening of February 15, the city of Angostura, Sinaloa, it became the scene of an armed clash between armed civilians and elements of the National Guard (GN).
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According to what was reported by the local press, the uniformed officers were carrying out an operation in the area around 5:30 p.m. after the theft of vehicles was reported.
The elements of the National Guard then became the target of an attack, while driving on the Benito Juárez highway, near the community of Campo Plata, at the height of the area known as Cerro de los Sanchez.
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The members of the GN managed to repel the attack and began a pursuit against the attackers, during which at least two men in uniform were seriously injured.
In view of the events, there was an intense mobilization due to the arrival of elements of the Mexican army, ambulances and a helicopter, the latter was probably used to transport the GN agents who were wounded. According to local media, the injured were transported to the regional military specialty hospital in the port of Mazatlan.
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Unofficial information indicates that in fact one of the injured lost his life while another is in serious condition.
So far, the authorities have not provided any further information in this regard, so it is not known whether the attackers have already been identified.
The state, currently ruled by the morenista Ruben Rocha Moyahas been the scene of violent events on several occasions.
In 2022 it closed with 472 homicide complaints, although it is a lower figure compared to the figures recorded in the six entities with the highest number of cases, this has not exempted the region from being the protagonist of acts of violence.
On January 5, for example, the entity experienced a tense situation after taking Ovide Guzman, son of Chapo Guzman.
It was recorded that on that day and in a possible response from the criminal cell, 250 vehicles were stolen (51 of them were set on fire), there were 18 roadblocks and a strong confrontation between the criminals and federal security elements.
Given the delicate situation, a strong operation was deployed by the Secretary of National Defense (Sedena) and the National Guard itself, which lasted several times in the region.
Meanwhile, currently, the Mexican government has taken various measures in the region for the confiscation of drugs.
Recently, the Secretary of National Defense (sedena) made the seizure of a methamphetamine laboratory and a fentanyl production facility In Sinaloa.
This is in addition to the discovery made three days earlier by elements of the GN, who found alleged doses of marijuana and fentanyl while carrying out actions to prevent the transfer and distribution of narcotics.
Similarly, on February 6, the members of the sedena in coordination with the National Guard they ensured about 340 kilograms of methamphetamine, the actions took place in the town of Chapala, municipality of Cosalá.
On this occasion and coming from surveillance patrols by uniformed officers, they were found 12 terms containing a substance having the characteristics of methamphetaminewhich gave a weight of about 340 kilograms.