At least 29 people killed in Culiacán as drug cartel gunmen fight bloody battle to stop transport of El Chapo’s son after arrest
The former Drug Enforcement Agency chief Mike Vigil said Mexican authorities were partly responsible for the cartel’s response to Guzmán’s arrest.him after gangsters brought the city to a standstill in a day remembered as Culiacán’s “Black Thursday”.
As Arandas arrived at check-in, gangsters opened fire on both military and civilian planes – some still in flight – as well as airport buildings, Mexico’s defense secretary, Luis Cresencio Sandoval, told reporters on Friday. The targeted planes included Aeroméxico’s 8.24am flight to Mexico City, whose bewildered passengers were filmed crouching for cover between its dark blue seats as the assault unfolded around them. “Why?” one frightened child can be heard asking a parent.
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