IED

IED event in Mexico on Tue 29th September 2026

29th September 2026

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Military personnel and state police forces dismantled a clandestine camp linked to organized crime groups. The facility operated in a mountainous area known as San Francisco Ixcatán, located in the municipality of Zapopan, Jalisco, near the border with Ixtlahuacán del Río.Consult atlas According to information released by journalist Juan Carlos Huerta Vázquez, the site was specifically used for the manufacture of antipersonnel explosive devices. During the operation carried out in the mountainous area, authorities seized various materials and components intended for the production of such devices.

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