After repelling the aggression in the community of El Limoncito, in Culiacán, elements of the Navy detained nine people; one of the attackers lost his life, reported Omar García Harfuch, Secretary of Security.
The official said that high-caliber weapons, a grenade launcher, grenades, 89 explosive devices, as well as vehicles and tactical equipment were seized.
While personnel from the Secretary of the Navy @SEMAR_mx was carrying out surveillance patrols in Sinaloa to prevent crimes in the area, they were attacked with gunshots by members of organized crime.
After repelling the aggression in the community of El…— Omar H Garcia Harfuch (@OHarfuch)
February 11, 2026
The institutions of the Security Cabinet maintain a security device in the area to protect the population, he explained.
Questioned about this, Juan de Dios Gámez Mendívil, mayor of Culiacán, said that he did not know details of what happened in Jesús María.
According to him, during the Security Roundtable this morning he was informed about the operation.
On the morning of Thursday, January 5, 2023, the federal and state governments of Sinaloa confirmed the arrest of Ovidio Guzmán López, alias ‘El Ratón’, son of Joaquín ‘El Chapo’ Guzmán, one of the leaders of the Sinaloa Cartel.
On October 17, 2019, federal authorities had already tried to capture Guzmán López in a failed operation that was known as the ‘Culiacanazo’.
