5 police officers died after “they were attacked and ambushed” in Mexico; The fire caught in the periodic vehicle

Five police officers died on Monday after being ambushed by an armed group in the southern state of Mexican ChiabasOn the border with Guatemala, local officials said.

The attack occurred in the town of Frontira Kumalaba, where the Chapas State police officers were in a patrol when they were ambushed.

“The state police officers are attacked and ambushed,” the governor of Chapas, Eduardo Ramirez, He said on social media.

Ramirez Identify the dead officers As guillermo cortés Morales, Jesús Sánchez Pérez, Joel Martínez Pérez, Brenda Lizbith Toalá Blanco and Pedo Hernádez Hernánde.

The local security secretariat said that it has deployed more than 1,000 officers “to attend the situation and ensure security in the area.”

The agency also Share a photo From the charred periodic vehicle for charred officers after she was completely immersed on the road.

Later, the agency Advertise on social media They arrested a man with regard to killing. The authorities said that the suspect was hiding in the weeds about half a mile from the crime scene, carrying the AK-47 rifle and a backpack with a military uniform. Officials have not immediately provided information about other potential suspects.

In recent months, Chiabas It has been shaken by the bloody grass war between Sino Cartel and Gilgsco new generation Cartel The most powerful criminal organizations in the country. ChiaPas has been described by The Insight Crime Think Tank as “a major smuggling center for both drugs and migrants.”

In December, the authorities said they recovered More than 30 bodies From drilling in Chapas.