Rewriting the storyThe Mexican press loves to detail weapons seizures so when that information becomes available, this post will be updated
Mexican Naval Infantry rescued eight kidnap victims and arrested 18 suspects in a raid near Reynosa, Tamaulipas, which also led to the seizure of a cache of military weapons and more than seven tons of marijuana, according to US press reports.
A Mexican naval helicopter on patrol spotted a convoy of vehicles near Reynosa, when it was fired on by the occupants. Mexican naval infantry personnel were in the area and managed to stop the convoy, leading to the rescue of eight unidentified kidnap victims.
Naval personnel also arrested 15 men and seized ten assault rifles, munitions and vehicles as well as more than 15,000 pounds of marijuana.
Another operation in nearby Diaz Ordaz led to the arrest of three suspects with more than 350 packages of marijuana and a large cache of military weapons including assault rifles, munitions, hand grenades and an antitank rocket launcher.