160 Weapons And Grenades Seized In Juarez

Agents of the Municipal Public Security Secretariat (SSPM) seized over 160 firearms, rifles, caliber and fragmentation grenades.

The Director of Public Safety Ciudad Juarez, Julian Leyzaola said that after the intensification of the operations are managed to secure 46 rifles, 120 pistols, two homemade weapons, five grenades and more than 25,000 rounds of different calibers.

Noting the recent seizures in the municipality, Leyzaola said Public Security personnel also found and secured two safe houses located in the same area where a lot of concealed firearms.

He explained that even during one of the local operational police managed to rescue a young man who was abducted by three men, who also were in possession of several firearms.

The head of the Juarez police said that among the weapons locked in so far this year include .50 caliber Barrett rifles, a grenade launcher caliber 40, Uzi submachine type and two fragmentation grenades and four 40 mm shells.

He reported that all weapons Municipal Police said were made available to the Attorney General’s Office (PGR) because it is a crime under federal jurisdiction.-[source]