“These are things that happen,” the governor of Sinaloa responds to mass kidnapping in Culiacán; he asks not to be afraid | VIDEO

More than 12 hours after the first report of armed civilians kidnapping people in Culiacan, there is still no precise report on the events that occurred and the complaints that point to several dozen plagiarisms; However, the governor of Sinaloa, Ruben Rocha Moya, He asked the population “not to be afraid” and go out to enjoy the Easter holidays.

The words of the state president were spread at the same time as the statements of those in charge of the deputy prosecutor’s office and the Secretariat of Public Security (SSP), which is why he is heard saying that “it is being investigated” and that “not proven” the mass kidnapping reported in the media.

And at that same time, the person in charge of the SSP, Gerardo Mérida Sánchez, reported – unofficially – that there was a report of three kidnapped families and that in total there would be 15 people deprived of their liberty, including 5 or 7 minors, in the community of La Noria.

In addition to what was stated by the local official, local media collected testimonies from residents of the Plan de Oriente ejido and the Los Ángeles subdivision, where the kidnapping of other 13 peopleincluding three children aged 6, 11 and 12.

Before the media, the governor of Sinaloa He acknowledged that there are elements to believe that the kidnapping did occur, however, he did not venture to give more details until the corresponding investigations confirmed it.

Still he launched that “These are things that unfortunately happen” and asked the population not to be afraid and to trust the authorities who “are in no way overwhelmed and we are following up.”

Although the governor Rocha Moya He stated that it was not necessary to send reinforcements and that a special operation – but not an extraordinary one – was already underway. Hours later he contradicted himself and published on his social networks that he was informed of the sending of reinforcements. two special forces battalions, with more than 600 troops to contribute to the search for the kidnapped people during the early hours of this Friday.

He added that “there are enough elements from all corporations” to address insecurity, pointing out that the events “are events that occurred in different places in Culiacán, there are allegedly 15 kidnapped people, it is regrettable and the authority is responding.”

“Nothing extraordinary” The governor launched when asked if an extraordinary Security Table would be convened; He ended his talk with the media by asking tourists and residents of Sinaloa to “do not stop going to the beaches, we are going to take care of you.”

Regarding the progress of the research, the Sinaloa Prosecutor’s Office reported at 5:30 p.m. (14 hours after the first emergency call) that the number of people cannot be specified deprived of their freedom since “complaints are still being received and relatives of the victims are being attended to.”