Federal authorities seize armored vehicles and arsenal in Puerto Vallarta

Federal authorities seized armored vehicles and an arsenal in the municipality of Puerto Vallarta.

According to the Public Ministry of the Attorney General of the Republic (FGR) in Jalisco, a search warrant was executed, granted by the District Control Judge Specialized in the Accusatory Criminal System, for a warehouse located in the municipality of Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, in which cartridges and vehicles were secured.

Elements of the National Guard informed the Federal Public Ministry that, in carrying out their surveillance tour on Highway 544, from kilometer 18 Puerto Vallarta-Las Palmas, between the towns del Zancudo and El Colorado, belonging to the municipality of Puerto Vallarta, located a warehouse, where vehicles and cartridges can be seen from outside.

Consequently, the Federal Prosecutor of the FGR in Jalisco, requested the search procedure before the Judge, so that elements of the Federal Ministerial Police (PFM) of the Criminal Investigation Agency (AIC) with the support of specialized experts from the institution, could carry out the legal search of the property.

At the site, the PFM seized at least four metal boxes for ammunition rounds that contained more than 3,600 7.62 x 51 mm caliber cartridges, as well as two vehicles.

The property and the seized items were made available to the Federal Public Ministry of the FGR in Jalisco, which will continue with the investigation for the crime of violation of the Federal Law on Firearms and Explosives and whatever results from the investigation process.