### [2026-08-14](/feed/2026/08/14/index.md) ##### Mexican drug war # Three gunmen are killed and a child is wounded in an attempted ambush on a highway in La Piedad, Michoacán, Mexico. Authorities seize four long guns, magazines, ammunition, and improvised explosives. ### Sources: 1. [El Heraldo de México'' in Spanish](https://heraldodemexico.com.mx/nacional/2026/8/14/hombres-armados-disparan-contra-soldados-en-la-piedad-hay-tres-muertos-un-adolescente-lesionado-869374.html) ### Changes: 1. Three gunmen are killed and a minor is wounded in an attempted ambush in a highway in La Piedad, Michoacán. Authorities seize four long guns, magazines, ammunition, and improvised explosives. _2026-08-16 03:59:27 (First version)_ 1. Three gunmen are killed and a child is wounded in an attempted ambush on a highway in La Piedad, Michoacán, Mexico. Authorities seize four long guns, magazines, ammunition, and improvised explosives. _(Current version)_ ### Related: 1. [Audias Flores Silva, the leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, is taken into custody during a raid in Nayarit, Mexico. ](/feed/2026/04/27/audias-flores-silva-the-leader-of-the-jalisco-new-generation-cartel-is-taken-into-custody-during-a-raid-in-nayarit-me.md) _Context: Mexican drug war, Mexico_ 2. [Five gunmen are killed and a state trooper is wounded during a security operation in Los Herreras, Nuevo León, Mexico. Authorities implement coordinated surveillance in the area for more suspects. ](/feed/2026/04/16/five-gunmen-are-killed-and-a-state-trooper-is-wounded-during-a-security-operation-in-los-herreras-nuevo-leon-mexico-a.md) _Context: Mexican drug war, Mexico_ 3. [Two people are killed in a school shooting in Lázaro Cárdenas, Michoacán, Mexico. A 15-year-old suspect is arrested. ](/feed/2026/03/24/two-people-are-killed-in-a-school-shooting-in-lazaro-cardenas-michoacan-mexico-a-15-year-old-suspect-is-arrested.md) _Context: Mexico, Michoacán_ 4. [Five cartel members are killed in a shootout with government forces in Rayones, Nuevo León, Mexico. ](/feed/2026/03/4/five-cartel-members-are-killed-in-a-shootout-with-government-forces-in-rayones-nuevo-leon-mexico.md) _Context: Mexican drug war, Mexico_ 5. [Gunmen attack a bar in Puebla, Mexico, killing three people and wounding five others. Authorities confirm the arrest of four criminals related to the attack. ](/feed/2026/02/14/gunmen-attack-a-bar-in-puebla-mexico-killing-three-people-and-wounding-five-others-authorities-confirm-the-arrest-of.md) _Context: Mexican drug war, Mexico_ 6. [Three people are killed and four others are injured, including one critically, in a livestreamed mass shooting when suspected Jalisco New Generation Cartel gunmen open fire on a Lamborghini in Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico. ](/feed/2025/12/29/three-people-are-killed-and-four-others-are-injured-including-one-critically-in-a-livestreamed-mass-shooting-when-susp.md) _Context: Mexican drug war, Mexico_ 7. [Mexican president Claudia Sheinbaum announces a security plan for the state of Michoacán following the assassination of the mayor of Uruapan, Carlos Manzo, who was shot and killed on Saturday. The plan includes the dispatch of the National Guard, more federal personnel, and the creation of a special unit at the state's prosecution office. ](/feed/2025/11/4/mexican-president-claudia-sheinbaum-announces-a-security-plan-for-the-state-of-michoacan-following-the-assassination-of.md) _Context: Mexican drug war, Mexico, Michoacán_ 8. [The United States Treasury issues sanctions against various Mexican companies, including those in the pharmaceutical, real estate, chemical, and cleaning sectors, and eight people who manage them for allegedly supplying drug precursors to the "Chapitos" faction of the Sinaloa Cartel. ](/feed/2025/10/6/the-united-states-treasury-issues-sanctions-against-various-mexican-companies-including-those-in-the-pharmaceutical-re.md) _Context: Mexican drug war, Mexico_ 9. [Six severed heads are discovered on a road that links the states of Puebla and Tlaxcala in Mexico. The La Barredora cartel is suspected to be behind the attack. ](/feed/2025/08/19/six-severed-heads-are-discovered-on-a-road-that-links-the-states-of-puebla-and-tlaxcala-in-mexico-the-la-barredora-cart.md) _Context: Mexican drug war, Mexico_ 10. [Mexican law enforcement announces the seizure of 275,000 fentanyl pills stored in boxes of nopales in Sonora. A man is arrested in connection to the seizure. ](/feed/2025/03/5/mexican-law-enforcement-announces-the-seizure-of-275000-fentanyl-pills-stored-in-boxes-of-nopales-in-sonora-a-man-is-a.md) _Context: Mexican drug war, Mexico_