Drug Blockades and Shootings Are Unleashed in Cotija, Michoacán
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For the second consecutive day, in the western region of Michoacán there are roadblocks and armed clashes that strangle the circulation in the vicinity of the municipality of Cotija and neighboring demarcations bordering the state of Jalisco. The explosions of high-calibre firearms began during the first hours of this Saturday in the municipal capital of Cotija. According to police sources, the shootings correspond to territorial disputes betwee…
On Friday, a series of armed attacks, clashes and roadblocks were recorded, leaving at least eight police officers injured in different locations in Michoacán. Before dawn, attacks against elements of the Civil Guard began, while criminal groups fired bullets and spread chaos on roads and communities in the region. What happened in Michoacán this Friday? The first attack occurred in the early morning on the road that connects Apatzingán with Aca…
Federal and Michoacán forces implemented operations following clashes between armed civilians in the municipality of Cotija on Saturday, May 23, 2026. #GuardiaCivil, in coordination with @GN_MEXICO_ and #EjércitoMexicano, maintains operational actions in the municipality of Cotija following clashes between armed civilians in the region. pic.twitter.com/nPZz9LPyFZ — SSP MICHOACÁN (@SSecurity_Mich) May 23, 2026 By means of a social media statement…
For the second consecutive day, in the western region of Michoacán there are roadblocks and armed clashes that strangle the circulation in the vicinity of the municipality of Cotija and neighboring...
The morning of this Saturday there were armed clashes between rival criminal groups in the municipal capital of Cotija, events that resulted in the burning of at least one vehicle over the area of Libramiento and several narco-blocks. According to reports obtained in the region, after the detonations of firearms, the alleged criminals carried out various narco-blocks using vehicles to prevent circulation in different road points of the municipal…
Armed confrontations between criminal groups led to roadblocks and burning of vehicles this Saturday in Cotija and municipalities of the western region of Michoacán. According to authorities, the attacks included heavy-calibre gunfire, use of drones with explosives... Full note »
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