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SAA event in Hidalgo, El Carmen area, Mexico on Thu 29th January 2026

29th January 2026

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Around 29 January 2026 (between 29 - 30 January), in El Carmen, Hidalgo, approximately 25 armed men suspected huachicoleros (fuel thieves), traveling in four trucks intercepted four officers of the National Guard traveling in a patrol car and kidnapped all four officers on 29 January. Three of the tied victims were found injured the next day with various blows. The fourth victim was a lieutenant who was killed and his tied body was found on 30 January near San Juan del Rio in a parking lot with multiple gunshot wounds. 1 fatality.

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Hidalgo ( El Carmen area )

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