Mexican military says 11 killed in raid targeting Sinaloa cartel leader

Omar Oswaldo Torres, the leader of the Los Mayos faction of the Sinaloa criminal network, was detained in the raid.Mexican authorities have revealed that 11 people were killed during a raid that resulted in the capture of Omar Oswaldo Torres, the leader of a faction of the Sinaloa-cartel" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="1051" data-entity-type="organization">Sinaloa Cartel.In a social media post on Thursday, the Mexican Navy said the raid took place in Culiacan, part of the state of Sinaloa in northern Mexico.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Leader of Ecuador-based criminal group Los Lobos arrested in Mexico Citylist 2 of 3US confirms 157 killed in maritime strikes experts call ‘extrajudicial’list 3 of 3Bolivian authorities capture drug kingpin Sebastian Marset in police raidend of listIt alleged that its personnel were attacked at the site of the raid and returned fire, killing 11 “assailants”. Their identities have yet to be released to the public.“High-powered weapons and tactical equipment were seized at the scene,” the navy said in a statement.The navy added that a woman identified as Torres’s daughter was also present during the operation, but she was released to her family due to a lack of connection to criminal activities.Torres, known by the nickname “El Patas”, is the leader of the Los Mayos faction of the Sinaloa-cartel" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="1051" data-entity-type="organization">Sinaloa Cartel.In recent years, Los Mayos have been in a fight with another faction, Los Chapitos. Each side is named for a different Sinaloa-cartel" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="1051" data-entity-type="organization">Sinaloa Cartel leader: Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman and Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, both of whom have been arrested and imprisoned in the United States.Thursday’s raid comes as governments across Latin America seek to deliver US President Donald Trump tangible results in the fight against crime and drug trafficking.Just this week, the Mexican government participated in a law enforcement operation with Ecuador and Colombia to arrest Angel Esteban Aguilar, the leader of the Los Lobos crime group.A separate Mexican military operation in the state of Jalisco last month led to the death of Nemesio Oseguera, also known as “El Mencho”, the leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel.