Considering cancelling my future plans to visit.
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We live in Penasco and traveled up to Az Saturday and home here on Sunday. We didn’t see anything at all unusual. We were particularly mindful in Sonoyta but again, nothing seemed at all different than any other trip. At the border there were no obvious migrants and when I asked the border patrol agent when we crossed in Az he said that since the border reopened things seemed to be back they way they were before the surge
randy and patty
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My biggest fear is I have to drive through Phoenix.
Southbeacher
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From time to time over past decades, cartel competition in the area has occasionally bubbled up. Then one side wins and (relative) peace is restored to the land until whatever new chink in the armor creates a new conflict.
IggyAZ
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Didn't know they had a special pizza night. Wednesday?
Thanks
The video is posted by Fox and MSN. Fox video says "
Shootout between cartels and Mexican authorities in Sonoyta, Sonora.
Video shows Mexican national guard in shootout with cartels in Sonoyta, Sonora on Dec 29, 2023. (Video: @Michelle Rivera on X.)"
The MSN video doesn't give the date, but they're the same video
No other incidents that I've seen.
Shootout between cartels and Mexican authorities in Sonoyta, Sonora.
Video shows Mexican national guard in shootout with cartels in Sonoyta, Sonora on Dec 29, 2023. (Video: @Michelle Rivera on X.)"
The MSN video doesn't give the date, but they're the same video
No other incidents that I've seen.
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I did see this:
"At least 12 dead in suspected attempt to rescue son of Mexican cartel hitman
Reuters
Sun, January 21, 2024 at 5:00 PM MST·1 min read
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - At least 12 suspected criminals were killed on a highway near Hermosillo in the northern Mexican state of Sonora, a state official said Sunday, in what authorities called a foiled attempt to rescue the son of a cartel hitman.
Another seven escaped and some are probably wounded, the Sonora's state attorney's office said in a statement. A spokesperson confirmed to Reuters that 12 had been killed.
Two security officials were hospitalized after the crossfire but are now in stable condition, the statement added.
The office said it suspected the group, armed with assault weapons, was attempting to rescue the son of Jesus Humberto Limon, a suspected hitman working for a faction of the Sinaloa Cartel led by the sons of Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman.
The suspected hitman's son, Carlos Humberto, had been detained minutes before for "crimes against health" in Camino del Seri, it said, without giving further details.
The attorney's office said government agents had been targeted on Saturday afternoon on a highway connecting state capital Hermosillo with Bahia de Kino on the Pacific coast, but security forces managed to repel the attack.
Security forces recovered 21 assault weapons including AR-15s and AK-47s, chargers, bulletproof vests, camouflage kit, six modern vans and a "considerable" quantity of ammunition.
This comes as the Mexican government prepares for a long-delayed court hearing on Feb. 22 over an appeal seeking to hold gunmakers responsible in a U.S. court for arms trafficked to criminal organizations across the border.
(Reporting by Raul Cortes and Sarah Morland; Editing by Lisa Shumaker)"
"At least 12 dead in suspected attempt to rescue son of Mexican cartel hitman
Reuters
Sun, January 21, 2024 at 5:00 PM MST·1 min read
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - At least 12 suspected criminals were killed on a highway near Hermosillo in the northern Mexican state of Sonora, a state official said Sunday, in what authorities called a foiled attempt to rescue the son of a cartel hitman.
Another seven escaped and some are probably wounded, the Sonora's state attorney's office said in a statement. A spokesperson confirmed to Reuters that 12 had been killed.
Two security officials were hospitalized after the crossfire but are now in stable condition, the statement added.
The office said it suspected the group, armed with assault weapons, was attempting to rescue the son of Jesus Humberto Limon, a suspected hitman working for a faction of the Sinaloa Cartel led by the sons of Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman.
The suspected hitman's son, Carlos Humberto, had been detained minutes before for "crimes against health" in Camino del Seri, it said, without giving further details.
The attorney's office said government agents had been targeted on Saturday afternoon on a highway connecting state capital Hermosillo with Bahia de Kino on the Pacific coast, but security forces managed to repel the attack.
Security forces recovered 21 assault weapons including AR-15s and AK-47s, chargers, bulletproof vests, camouflage kit, six modern vans and a "considerable" quantity of ammunition.
This comes as the Mexican government prepares for a long-delayed court hearing on Feb. 22 over an appeal seeking to hold gunmakers responsible in a U.S. court for arms trafficked to criminal organizations across the border.
(Reporting by Raul Cortes and Sarah Morland; Editing by Lisa Shumaker)"
Old55
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Mexico Demands Investigation into US Military-Grade Weapons Being Used by Drug Cartels
Mexico’s army is finding belt-fed machine guns, rocket launchers and grenades that are not sold for civilian use in the United States.