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Battle of Culiacán
2019 Mexican National Guard operation to capture Ovidio Guzmán López / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Battle of Culiacán,[3][4] also known locally as the Culiacanazo[5] and Black Thursday,[6] was a failed attempt to capture Ovidio Guzmán López, son of Sinaloa Cartel kingpin Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán, who was wanted in the United States for drug trafficking.
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Part of the Mexican Drug War | |||||||
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350[1] | 700-800[1] | ||||||
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2 killed | 8 killed | ||||||
4 civilians killed, 21 injured[2] |
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