Monday, June 14, 2010

Mexican Prisoners Disarmed Guards Then Killed More Than 28 Zetas Inside Prison

Photo by Narco Trafico en Mexico

June 14, 2010

Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico (HNNUSA) - Mexican prison officials say that more than 50 prisoners participated in the massive killing of 29 suspected federal Zeta Cartel prisoners on Monday at the Mazatlán prison, according to Notimex, the Mexican government news agency. Jesus Gilberto Acuña Armenta, Mazatlán Secretary for Public Security said, the inmates overpowered prison guards taking their weapons (38 Caliber handguns, and 1 AK-47 with two loaded magazines) and penetrated through three doors into cell block 21 where the federal Zeta prisoners were being held. Once, the inmates entered cell blocks 21,11, 9, 5, they killed those inside. Between 50 to 60 inmates linked to the Sinaloa Cartel participated in the massacre of the Zeta inmates, afterwards the inmates returned to their cell blocks, according to Mexican federal investigators.
The Mexican army was able to take control of the prison. The prison guards were overpowered around 9:30 a.m. on Monday.
Two prison guards, Rolando Omar Pimentel Mora, and Juan Ignacio García Herrera were reported seriously injured, but are expected to survive.
Mexican federal Zeta prisoners killed in holding cell block 21 were identified as Inri Arturo Vázquez Ulloa, Lisandro Peña Rodríguez, José Recobos Sánchez, Jesús Alberto Adame Sandoval, Jesús Antonio Reyes Camberos, Rolando Mirabete, Felipe Lizárraga Hernández, Santiago García Rivera, Antonio Rafael Ibarra Peraza, Alejandro Acuña Miliano, José Sebastián Cázarez Lizárraga, Ignacio Cruz Acuña, Alfredo Félix Díaz, Alfonso Lucas García, José Ambrosio Navarro García, Jesús Osuna Beltrán and Pedro Zambrano Ojeda.
Others found dead in cell block 5 were, Rodolfo Patiño Espinoza, Francisco Félix and Ernesto Sánchez Hernández.
Authorities also identified the inmates killed in cell block 11 were, Ricardo Lizarraga Patron, Dario Mendoza Ortega, Javier Nevarez Lizarraga, Refugio Salinas Lara and Mario Marquez Olvera.
Reported killed on cell block 9 were, Diego Emir Sarabia Tiznado, Jesús Manuel Heredia Castro and Pablo Alfredo Soto Castro.
Last April 24, Juan Maximino Montiel Agüero, César Gustavo Arellano Quintero, Juan Arellano Chiquete and Jesús Alejandro Raigoza suspected members of the Beltran Leyva Cartel were arrested by federal agents from the Mexican Attorney General's Office. Agents found a large arsenal of weapons in Escuinapa, and the suspects were sent to the prison of Mazatlán, but half an hour after their arrival they were executed by other inmates.
Prison officials had warned the federal government of the over crowding and security risks for the high profile and dangerous inmates suspected to belong to the Zeta Cartel. No prisoners were reported to have escaped on Monday, according to Mazatlán prison officials.
On April 27, Aguaruto Victoriano Araujo Payán was reported killed at the same prison.
Mexican prison officials and the Attorney General's Office (PGR) in Mexico continue their investigation.

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