Four men linked to 15 killings detained

Suspects arrested in Tijuana with arsenal

Por: Omar Millán 17 Septiembre 2011 @ 9:25 am
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Tijuana police said these suspects are involved in at least 15 murders. Tijuana Secretariat of Public Safety

TIJUANA – Authorities have detained four men armed with an arsenal they say belong to a criminal cell involved in at least 15 murders.

The city’s department of public safety announced Friday that local officers, in coordination with the military, had arrested the four men and seized four rifles, one pistol, nine clips, 117 live rounds and two vehicles.

The officers and soldiers had been on a routine patrol Thursday afternoon when they observed four men shooting weapons into the air next to a building on Cedros Street in the eastside neighborhood of Ciudad JardÃ*n, the department said.

The men attempted to flee but were apprehended by the soldiers and officers. They were identified as José Manuel Vela Magallón, 27; Mauricio Jesús Rendón MarroquÃ*n, 25; Juan Enrique Cruz MejÃ*a, 22; and VÃ*ctor Francisco Loera Maldonado, 23.

The weapons seized included three 7.62×39 semi-automatic rifles and a 12 gauge shotgun.

The department said that the suspects formed part of a criminal cell whose leader is only known as “La Ranaâ€