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Gang of kidnappers arrested in Chapala after shootout

Sources from the Jalisco Prosecutor's Office confirmed that after an armed confrontation in the town of Ajijic, in Chapala, five people were arrested who were allegedly part of a gang of kidnappers who operated in the Ciénega de Jalisco area.

An operation was set up in a hotel located in the area, where the payment of the release of the victims would be carried out, in coordination with investigative elements of the Anti-kidnapping Area, the State Police, the Mexican Army and local police.

According to reports, the leader of the group tried to escape and the confrontation . . .

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