Mexico’s military clashed with gunmen from the Sinaloa Cartel in a fierce battle over the weekend.
Initially, Mexican officials were silent about the case. On Sunday evening, Sonora Governor Alfonso Durazo confirmed the arrest of El Duranguillo as a bid to show improving security conditions in his state.
Uno de ellos fue identificado como Francisco “T”, alias el “Duranguillo”. Con estas detenciones se da un duro golpe a los principales generadores de violencia en la región.— Alfonso Durazo The video showing gunmen running for cover was widely cheered on social media since it depicted a contrast to the words often spoken by President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador about using hugs instead of bullets “abrazos no balazos” with cartels.
Ildefonso Ortiz is an award-winning journalist with Breitbart Texas. He co-founded Breitbart Texas’ Cartel Chronicles project with Brandon Darby and senior Breitbart management. You can follow him on
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