You have commented 375 times on Rantburg.

Your Name
Your e-mail (optional)
Website (optional)
My Original Nic        Pic-a-Nic        Sorry. Comments have been closed on this article.
Bold Italic Underline Strike Bullet Blockquote Small Big Link Squish Foto Photo
Submit your comments on this article
Caribbean-Latin America
Mexican Army Seizes "Mega Arsenal"
2011-02-21
For a map, click here. For a map of Sonora, click here
A Mexican Army detachment in far southern Sonora has seized arms and munitions arresting two suspects, according to Mexican news reports.

The operation took place in the 16 de Junio colony east of Navajoa, Sonora where a detachment of the Mexican 14th Military Zone stopped two men aboard a vehicle.

Seized were:
  • 21 AK-47 assault rifles

  • 6 .223 caliber rifles (probably AR-15 type assault rifle)

  • 4 5.56mm rifles (probably AR-15 type assault rifle)

  • 1 5.56mm carbine (probably AR-15 type assault carbine)

  • 1 5.45mm rifle (probably an AK-74 assaul trifle)

  • 1 9mm pistol

  • 1 .45 caliber pistol

  • 1 500 SW Magnum revolver

  • 2 40mm grenade launcher Attachments

  • 1 37mm grenade launcher (probably a flare gun)

  • 1 fragmentation hand grenade

  • 2 smoke grenades

  • 1 percussion grenade

  • 227 rifle magazines

  • 118 pistol magazines

  • 18 disk magazines

  • 16,000 rounds of ammunition

Arrested were Isai Solis Velazquez and Cecilio Castro Fierro.
Posted by:badanov

#6  comments); ?>werwer
Posted by: Steven    2011-02-21 12:40  

#5  comments); ?>werwer
Posted by: JohnQC   2011-02-21 07:59  

#4  comments); ?>werwer
Posted by: JT   2011-02-21 03:40  

#3  comments); ?>werwer
Posted by: Scooter McGruder   2011-02-21 02:01  

#2  comments); ?>werwer
Posted by: gorb   2011-02-21 01:24  

#1  comments); ?>werwer
Posted by: anonymous2u   2011-02-21 00:22  

00:00