The Secretariat of Public Security (SSP) of Yucatán confirmed that it arrested two people today in a property that neighbors reported as an alleged firearms training camp in Seyéhead of the homonymous municipality located 24.8 kilometers southeast of the city of Mérida.
However, in an afternoon statement, the SSP denied that the property is a training ground in the use of firearmsaccording to the first investigations.
It is the second time in less than a month that Seyé is in the news for crimewell the September 24 military, national guards and Pemex workers, among others, They searched two properties located on the edge of the Mérida-Valladolid highway, near Seyand, where they arrested three people and seized firearms and more than 100,000 liters of fuel. It was a new blow to the “huachicol” in Yucatán.
Today Tuesday (10/21/2025), from 8:30 in the morning elements of the SSP and the State Investigative Police (PEI)from the same corporation, They search the property on 14th and 44th streets in the Felipe Carrillo Puerto neighborhood where Last night, Monday, the shootings lasted at least four hours.according to several neighbors.
Police use drones in alleged armed training camp
Los Elements of the SSP used drones to observe the interior of the property, Completely fenced with fences just over two meters high.
Afterwards, heThe officers entered to search the landlocated in a dirt street.
Around 12:15 p.m., The police left the premises with two detaineesa man and a woman. They are presumed to be the owners of the house.
Reinforcements arrive at the alleged armed training camp
At 12:20 in the morning, three SSP patrol vans arrived at the doors of the house as reinforcements. In total, There are four patrols from the SSP and three from the PEI.
At approximately 12:56 p.m., several police officers confirmed Yucatan Diary that they did find firearms on the property.
The sources indicated that theThe home will be insuredas part of the investigation that was opened due to the prolonged shooting last night and the results of today’s search.
For their part, the neighbors said that one of them once saw A person with tactical equipment, boots and a police-style vest asked her what they were doing there and she answered that it was a firearms factory.. For this reason, neighbors assume that the shootings are to test weapons.
However, the SSP has not confirmed that neighborhood version today.
As observed, The property searched has an internet antennawhich exceeds the height of the nearby trees. This type of infrastructure is rare in the Seyé headwaters.
The SSP denies that there is an armed training camp in Seyé
Shortly after 3 p.m., the SSP confirmedin a statement, who arrested a man and a woman becausehe explained, They attacked the PEI agents who arrived at the property to investigate neighborhood reports about gunshots.
Both detained will be handed over to the competent authorities (the State Prosecutor’s Office) for (the alleged crime of) attacks on public servantshe added.
According to “the first investigations”said the SSP, “that site is not a training ground for the use of firearms”.
However, the SSP indicated that “Investigative agents conduct interviews with local residents to gather more data.” and at the moment, as this is an ongoing investigation, it is not possible to disclose more information.”
A new colony
The Felipe Carrillo Puerto colony is practically new and is located in the east of the capital of Seyé. It is also known as “the direction of drinking water” because there is the elevated drinking water tank.
Seyé is a municipality of 10,445 inhabitantsaccording to the Welfare Secretariat from Mexico. From September 1, 2024, your alcaldesa es Wendy Marielly Cauich Cauichof the National Action Party (PAN).
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