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Mexican Army Raids Zetas Camp in Nuevo Leon
2010-05-13
Posted by: badanov

A company sized element of the Mexican Army raided a remote criminal camp 40 kilometers east of Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Wednesday morning, according to Mexican new reports.

One suspected criminal was killed and an undetermined number of others were wounded. Several others escaped the raid.

About 60 armed effectives from the Seventh Military Zone aboard helicopters and ground vehicles were sent to the location. Reports said the soldiers encountered about 50 suspected criminals, killing one about 500 meters from the camp. The camp was hidden by trees and was just off the Monterrey-Higueras highway. It was presumably operated by the Mexican criminal gang the Zetas.

Seized during the raid:

• 13 light trucks
• A grenade launcher
• Barret submachine guns
• Grenades
• Several AR-15 assault rifles
• An undetermined number of pistols, bandoliers and uniforms with the abbreviations of the Zetas

The report added in a separate operation, 12 municipal police agents from Monterrey were stopped by the Mexican Army who are being investigated for their presumed relationship with bands of the organized crime.