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For: The opinion Updated Jan 07, 2023, 1:45 p.m. EST
January 5, 2023 will go down in Mexican history, not only because it was the day they captured Ovid Guzman Lopezson of the drug dealer Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, but also because of the violence that arose in Sinaloa after the arrest operation; also because of the weapons deployed in it, where an artillery helicopter, the Black Hawk, stood out.
that black thursday all of Sinaloa, although mainly Culiacán, awoke in flames; Blockades, shootings and fires took over the place, without the inhabitants knowing what was happening, but some took the time to document what they were experiencing on video.
As the day progressed, it was learned that everything was the product of the arrest of Ovidio, also known as “The mouse”. But other events also took place that put the population on alert, such as the theft of private vehicles and ambulances, as well as looting of self-service stores.
People spread on social media the videos and images of what was happening in Sinaloasome thought that they would experience an event similar to the one called “Culiacanazo”, registered in October 2019, also caused by the arrest of Ovidio Guzmán. But many hours later calm slowly returned to the Mexican state.
Among the shared recordings, one of the most striking was that of a helicopter firing on Jesús María, community where “El Ratón” was detained. The bursts were heard with such power that they are reminiscent of a war zone, and red lights are seen falling to the site.
As expected, this aroused the curiosity of the people, who did not know who the fire came from, if it came from the hitmen or the authorities, later it was learned that the aircraft belongs to the National Defense Secretariat (Sedena).
Is about a UH-60M helicopter gunship, better known as the Black Hawkwhich was manned by military elements, who fired a Dillon Aero M134D Minigun multi-barrel machine gun, electrically operated, which allows a rate of fire of 3,000 shots per minute (50 shots per second), which has an effective range of 1,000 meters.
Black Hawk is a medium-sized twin-engine helicopter, manufactured by the American company Sikorsky Aircraft. The aircraft is operated by two pilots and can carry up to 14 people, or failing that, six stretchers with injured people. It can reach a speed of almost 300 kilometers per hour.
It is worth mentioning that Mexico has the second largest Black Hawk fleet in Latin Americasince it has 48 units.
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