{"id":4520,"date":"2026-03-13T16:58:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-13T16:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/westcoastaftershock.com\/wca\/2026\/03\/video-cjng-ambushes-zacatecas-police-html\/"},"modified":"2026-03-13T16:58:00","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T16:58:00","slug":"video-cjng-ambushes-zacatecas-police-html","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/westcoastaftershock.com\/wca\/2026\/03\/video-cjng-ambushes-zacatecas-police-html\/","title":{"rendered":"Video: CJNG Ambushes Zacatecas Police with Landmine in El Rayo"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>By &#8220;El Huaso&#8221; for Borderland Beat<\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\">CJNG members used an improvised landmine against a Fuerza de Reacci\u00f3n Inmediata (FRIZ) police patrol in the rural town of El Rayo, in Pinos, Zacatecas on Monday. A video filmed by a CJNG member captured the explosion.<\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/a\/AVvXsEiRlEr0rUfY3gGHjSuwVtj8-dYdGHPc7-7DYRu9Ah1LfqbGbrVwr8WoPBuWBhfPvWyxdeSkjW4ELLhBi0znw7lcbKaM38I9mbNC99nCQ4D2LtVd-o-DTWjkCuTHvZtiPnciP3_2Xc1_l1bqbiIfESxJD8sRw1fKaoyctmDkDu1TCM-WzFCsi7gtCgQo8xLq\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-original-height=\"346\" data-original-width=\"400\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/a\/AVvXsEiRlEr0rUfY3gGHjSuwVtj8-dYdGHPc7-7DYRu9Ah1LfqbGbrVwr8WoPBuWBhfPvWyxdeSkjW4ELLhBi0znw7lcbKaM38I9mbNC99nCQ4D2LtVd-o-DTWjkCuTHvZtiPnciP3_2Xc1_l1bqbiIfESxJD8sRw1fKaoyctmDkDu1TCM-WzFCsi7gtCgQo8xLq\" width=\"277\"><\/a><span><a name=\"more\"><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<p>The video, filmed by a CJNG member and later released online, shows a large explosion moments after a\u00a0Fuerza de Reacci\u00f3n Inmediata (FRIZ) patrol crossed a rural highway. The man filming can be heard saying: &#8220;Puro cuatro letras&#8221;, a reference to the CJNG, as the IED explodes.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" webkitallowfullscreen=\"webkitallowfullscreen\" mozallowfullscreen=\"mozallowfullscreen\" width=\"320\" height=\"266\" src=\"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/video.g?token=AD6v5dwFjG_HdOabXqikusFnfyIq0yAIihrJYU0_nc2jZR2BU-mqiWFOsGwlyn0Ct73o7DufPCFWRc-LhWm8YSaqTA\" class=\"b-hbp-video b-uploaded\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">Source:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/zacatecasonline\/status\/2031180400383455566?s=20\" style=\"text-align: left;\" target=\"_blank\">@Zacatecasonline<\/a><span style=\"text-align: left;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-align: left;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div>Despite the size of the explosion, authorities reported no officers were injured.<\/div>\n<div>This is the second explosive attack against police forces in the last week in Zacatecas, and the seventh this year, according to <i>La Jornada<\/i>. On March 5, a criminal group detonated a car bomb outside the Municipal Police headquarters in Luis Moya, Zacatecas leaving three officers injured, as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.borderlandbeat.com\/2026\/03\/cartel-attacks-police-base-with-carbomb.html\" target=\"_blank\">reported<\/a> by Borderland Beat. Both explosions shared the criminal tactic of filming the detonation for later use as a propaganda tool.<\/div>\n<div><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/a\/AVvXsEh_Mzs7VU6bsb5HKzOJMZXPtejehVu-FSQ6hVL7VPofCbMn5s_KZBlnn51dSknKtEt6anb9cwxLJ6MOce5J23icf0OO3iYUY9pMaEK6Sw-9WqoQa23OPI0FNHgJSrhcteSdMZ8x-ZgmrNhCTWi8T_yItdv5w5SH8queaVsrOFqVA8DVwMaISCY6U9FyBv2L\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-original-height=\"1086\" data-original-width=\"1448\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/a\/AVvXsEh_Mzs7VU6bsb5HKzOJMZXPtejehVu-FSQ6hVL7VPofCbMn5s_KZBlnn51dSknKtEt6anb9cwxLJ6MOce5J23icf0OO3iYUY9pMaEK6Sw-9WqoQa23OPI0FNHgJSrhcteSdMZ8x-ZgmrNhCTWi8T_yItdv5w5SH8queaVsrOFqVA8DVwMaISCY6U9FyBv2L\" width=\"320\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">The March 5 attack in\u00a0<span style=\"text-align: left;\">Luis Moya, Zacatecas.<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-align: left;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\">\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both;\">Security forces surged patrols in the following days, capturing one criminal in possession of an explosive detonator, tire spikes, and small quantities of narcotics, in the town of La Presita, also in Pinos.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-align: left;\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/a\/AVvXsEhPE6kDMCV8ltkNvtq6Leq7lKIZ2s_lqey33xv0St5lAGDooS07KSDOr4y2Lpdb3kNuykoWbom-iVzY0D_9QbhynbgKPLEQipdLEnTUm0usAE5J3V10DNuG8hLVLSVQm8Ex7TbuaZ_6uo6ZGUyZo5TySIStDWLhPJAGQZJzaqBi9J-GJjJVPd3xOH0DYRdq\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-original-height=\"600\" data-original-width=\"800\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/a\/AVvXsEhPE6kDMCV8ltkNvtq6Leq7lKIZ2s_lqey33xv0St5lAGDooS07KSDOr4y2Lpdb3kNuykoWbom-iVzY0D_9QbhynbgKPLEQipdLEnTUm0usAE5J3V10DNuG8hLVLSVQm8Ex7TbuaZ_6uo6ZGUyZo5TySIStDWLhPJAGQZJzaqBi9J-GJjJVPd3xOH0DYRdq\" width=\"320\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\">Numerous CJNG narco banners in the state have threated the FRIZ over the last several months, accusing them for working for the Mayo Zambada faction of the Sinaloa Cartel.<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<p>Sources: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jornada.com.mx\/noticia\/2026\/03\/09\/estados\/explota-mina-terrestre-en-carretera-de-zacatecas-patrulla-del-friz-libra-el-ataque\" target=\"_blank\">La Jornada<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/zacatecasonline\/status\/2031180400383455566?s=20\" target=\"_blank\">@Zacatecasonline<\/a> Twitter,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.borderlandbeat.com\/2026\/03\/cartel-attacks-police-base-with-carbomb.html\" target=\"_blank\">Borderland Beat Archives<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/hojaderutadigital.mx\/detuvieron-fuerzas-de-seguridad-en-pinos-a-masculino-con-droga-detonadores-y-cargadores-de-armas\/\" target=\"_blank\">Hoja de Ruta Digital<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By &#8220;El Huaso&#8221; 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