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CBS News
7 hours ago
- General
- CBS News
5 police officers dead after being "attacked and ambushed" in Mexico; patrol vehicle set on fire
Why Trump is pushing military help for Mexico to help fight cartels Why Trump is pushing military help for Mexico Why Trump is pushing military help for Mexico Five police officers died Monday after they were ambushed by an armed group in the southern Mexican state of Chiapas, on the border with Guatemala, local officials said. The attack happened in the town of Frontera Comalapa, where the Chiapas state police officers were on patrol when they were ambushed. "Members of the state police were attacked and ambushed," the governor of Chiapas, Eduardo Ramirez, said on social media. Ramirez identified the slain officers as Guillermo Cortés Morales, Jesús Sánchez Pérez, Joel Martínez Pérez, Brenda Lizbeth Toalá Blanco and Pedro Hernández Hernánde. The local Security Secretariat said it had deployed more than 1,000 officers to "attend to the situation and guarantee security in the area." Five police officers died Monday after they were ambushed by an armed group in the southern Mexican state of Chiapas, on the border with Guatemala, local officials said. Chiapas State Governor Eduardo Ramirez The agency also shared an image of the slain officers' charred patrol vehicle after it was completely engulfed in flames on a roadway. Later, the agency announced on social media they had arrested a man in connection to the murders. Authorities said the suspect was hiding in the weeds about half a mile from the crime scene, carrying an AK-47 rifle and a backpack with military uniforms. Officials did not immediately give information about other possible suspects. In recent months, Chiapas has been shaken by a bloody turf war between the Sinaloa Cartel and the Jalisco New Generation cartel — the country's two most powerful criminal organizations. Chiapas has been described by the InSight Crime think tank as "a major smuggling hub of both drugs and migrants." In December, authorities said they recovered more than 30 bodies from pits in Chiapas.
NDTV
5 days ago
- NDTV
Key Maoist Leader Arrested In Odisha, AK-47 Rifle, Detonators Recovered From Him
Key Maoist leader Kunjam Hidma of the Communist Party of India (Maoist) was arrested in Odisha's Koraput, days after top Maoist leader Nambala Keshav Rao alias Basavaraju was killed, along with 26 others, in a Chhattisgarh encounter. He carried a Rs 4 lakh reward on his head. Hidma, an 'Area Committee Member', was responsible for organizing and implementing party activities within a specific geographic area. He has been linked to seven major violent incidents in the region. His capture is seen as a major success in the operations against Maoists in Odisha. Based on intelligence inputs regarding the movement of a group of banned CPI (Maoist) cadres in the forest area near village Petguda under Boipariguda Police Station, a special operation was launched by District Police using the District Voluntary Force (DVF), a special constabulary unit of the Odisha Police, on Wednesday night. In the early hours of Thursday, the special police team noticed a group of Maoists camping around a hill. As the team moved to surround it, the Maoists opened fire at the DVF team and fled into the jungle. The team said it exercised controlled fire in self-defence. During the subsequent search, one Maoist cadre was arrested while attempting to hide in the nearby bushes and others managed to flee. "Last night we got some information that some Maoists from Chhattisgarh were trying to enter Koraput by crossing from the Andhra side. We planned an operation after that and according to the District Police plan the DVF went and conducted the operation," Koraput Superintendent of Police Rohit Varma told reporters. "They saw us and fired on the police but no one was hit. We have arrested one person. We have found weapons (AK47) and live rounds," Varma added. The following items were seized from him: AK-47 Rifle 1 Ammunition 35 rounds Electric Detonators 27 Non-Electric Detonators Gun Powder Approx 2 Kg Steel Containers 2 Radios 2 Earphone 1 Motorola Walkie-Talkie 01 Spare Battery (for Walkie[1]Talkie) 01 Knives 2 Katuri (small axe/machete) 01 Torch Lights 4 Black Polythene 1 Maoist Literature and Misc Items Several articles During police interrogation, the Maoist revealed that he joined the organization in 2007 at the age of 14. He was inducted into Bal Sangham and Jana Natya Mandali (JNM), the cultural wing of the Maoists. From 2007 to 2013, he remained associated with Bal Sangham and JNM. Between 2013 and 2015, he worked as a party member under the Usur Local Organization Squad (LOS) and received military training, during which he was issued a single-shot rifle. In 2016, he started operating around the Andhra Odisha Border. In 2019, he was promoted to the rank of ACM (Area Committee Member) and provided with an SLR rifle. He served in a military platoon under Suresh in Special Zonal Committee Member (SZCM), operating in the Boipariguda area of Koraput district, the cut-off area of Malkangiri district (Odisha), and the Pedabailu region of ASR district (Andhra Pradesh). During 2021-2022, he was assigned to Andhra Odisha Border Platoon Section-01, operating in the Pamed area of Bijapur district in Chhattisgarh. In 2023, he was transferred to Platoon-24 in the Kerlapal area under Sukma district, and in 2024, temporarily moved to Platoon-26, operating in the Malengiri area of Sukma. He returned to the Andhra Odisha Border unit in May 2025. He is also involved in many other anti-government and anti national activities in Odisha, Andhra Pradesh and Chhattisgarh areas, which will be further verified during the course of investigation, said the police.
Yahoo
27-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Falls County deputies arrest 2, recover car and weapons
Marlin, Tx (FOX44) – Falls County deputies doing extra patrol duty over the holiday weekend have arrested two Calvert men, recovered a stolen car, weapons and ammunition. The vehicle had been reported stolen early Sunday in College Station with deputies alerted to its presence in Falls County by an automatic license plate reader in a patrol unit. Deputies performed what was described as a high risk felony stop on the vehicle on Coleman Street in Marlin and were able to take two occupants into custody without incident. A search of the vehicle turned up an AK47 assault rifle with a loaded 30-round magazine, a 9 millimeter automatic pistol and two ski masks. Arrested were Caron Evans and Jaquez Green of Calvert. Both were charged with felon in possession of a firearm and unauthorized use of a motor vehicle. The investigation was reported as ongoing. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Otago Daily Times
27-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Otago Daily Times
'The first time I had a firearm pointed at me was when I was 14'
By Eva Kershaw, for Frank Film Jacob Bryant is drawn to danger. 'I think you're born with it,' says the intrepid cinematographer, renowned for his work in some of the world's most volatile environments. Bryant grew up causing trouble in Le Bons Bay, Banks Peninsula, shooting possums and rolling cars in the surrounding hills. 'The first time I had a firearm pointed at me was when I was 14-years-old,' says Bryant, 'so suddenly, you're in Kabul and you've got someone coming up with an AK47 and putting it through the car window... I was able to deal with it more rationally, I think.' 'I always knew that if he survived, he'd be great,' his mother, Louise McKay, tells Frank Film. And he is great. Having filmed in Iraq, Sudan, Zimbabwe, Afghanistan and beyond, Bryant's work with leading documentary makers has been nominated for multiple screen awards. Bryant attributes his success to skills he wasn't taught at school. Rather, it seems the kids who cannot sit still in a classroom are often perfect for the jobs that rely on instinct more than instruction. At a young age, Bryant inherited his father's '22 gauge rifle. 'I could only carry 2 or 3 possums at a time because I was so little,' says Bryant, 'but that physicality - running around these hills, climbing, walking, building things - that stuck with me my whole life.' Sitting still was (and continues to be) almost impossible for Bryant. He struggled with academics, and his tertiary education ended after his first year of highschool. 'It was deeply unpleasant - the idea of just sitting in one place,' he says. 'I was really driven to do as much as I could in my life, and school really got in the way of that.' By the age of 18, Bryant had written off eight cars, was barred from every pub on Banks Peninsula, and had been arrested. 'I had such a reputation. For being a fuckwit actually,' he says. But as Bryant's mother puts it, whilst he had a knack for causing trouble, he was always polite. Bryant realised while sitting in the holding cells of the Christchurch Central Police Station at the age of eighteen that it was not his place. 'If this was my future, this was absolutely not who I was,' he recalls thinking. Bryant moved to London in his early 20s, and bought a Super 8 camera from Portobello Market. From there, he forged a career in cinematography, working on stories for the BBC, CNN, TWI and Insight during his first three years of work. 'That that's all I ever wanted to do,' says Bryant. 'To shoot pictures and be able to show the world – the world that I was experiencing – to other people.' 'He certainly has an eye for beauty,' says McKay. 'He has empathy for people that he feels are being treated wrongly.' Countless times, across three decades, Bryant has visisted the world's trouble-spots and put himself at risk to tell the stories of others. The most notable occasion, perhaps, was in 2015. Māori Television was pursuing a story on the Israeli blockade on Gaza. A flotilla of vessels was trying the break through the blockade, and Bryant was employed as the cameraman. 'There were definitely risks attached to that,' says Bryant. He had heard of instances where Israeli military had boarded flotilla vessels and shot several activists onboard. 'We were gonna have to do some pretty drastic things to get those pictures off [the boat].' -Frank: Stories from the South episode three
Time of India
26-05-2025
- Time of India
13 years later AK-47 looted by Maoist Basavaraju in Tadmetla ambush, recovered in Abujhmarh encounter
Raipur: Days after successfully neutralizing Nambala Keshav Rao alias Basavaraju, the General Secretary of CPI (Maoist) and one of India's most wanted militants, during a massive encounter in the Kudmel-Kalhaja-Jatloor forest region of Abujhmarh in Chhattisgarh on May 21, top police officials confirmed that the Dsitrict Reserve Guards have recovered back the AK 47 weapon looted by Basavaraju and associates from security forces during April 2010 Tadmetla ambush in Dantewada District. DRG jawans had recovered several weapons from the site of encounter after the operation was over and an AK-47 rifle was identified as the one taken by Basavaraju and his associates during the Tadmetla ambush, a notorious attack that had claimed lives of 76 CRPF personnel. Besides, there were weapons looted by Maoists in Burkapal and Gawdi massacre too, which were recovered back, police said in a statement. In this decisive operation by the DRG, a total of 27 Maoists were killed, including Basavaraju, who carried a bounty of Rs 1 crore announced by the Government of Chhattisgarh. Additional rewards had been declared by other LWE-affected states and central agencies. Among the deceased were two Maoists from Andhra Pradesh and three from Telangana, and the total bounty on all 27 neutralized cadres summed up to Rs 3.33 crore. Of the 27 Maoist bodies recovered, 20 bodies were identified and handed over to their families. One such family, relatives of Kosi alias Hungi, requested local authorities in Narayanpur to conduct the cremation at the district headquarters itself, citing concerns over decomposition and health hazards. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Kickstart your new journey with the Honda Shine 125 Honda Learn More Undo Seven bodies, including that of Basavaraju, remained unclaimed. As per legal protocol, these were cremated in Narayanpur with approval from the executive magistrate. Investigators describe him as the architect of countless brutal attacks that left thousands of innocent tribals and hundreds of security personnel dead. He also played a central role in the forced recruitment of tribal youth, separating them from their families and radicalizing them into the Maoist ranks. Police have begun sifting through 258 criminal cases believed to be directly or indirectly linked to Basavaraju. Narayanpur police are continuing further legal procedures and investigative work. The CPI (Maoist) has since issued a press note admitting the loss of 28 cadres, including Basavaraju. The outfit is allegedly attempting to mobilize supporters across the country to organize events glorifying the slain militants. Authorities are closely monitoring underground Maoist cells and their urban sympathizers to pre-empt any attempts to incite unrest, police said. Long-Lost Weapons Recovered AK-47 rifles – 3 SLRs – 4 INSAS rifles – 6 .303 rifles – 6 Carbine – 1 12 Bore guns – 3 Country-made pistol – 1 BGL launcher – 1 Rocket launchers (Surka) – 2 Bharmaar – 2 Among these were weapons looted by Maoists in earlier ambushes: April 2010 Tadmetla Attack (Dantewada District) 2010 Gawadi Ambush (Narayanpur District) 2017 Burkapal Massacre (Sukma District)
