Violent armed clashes in Mexico: one of El Chapo's sons arrested (photos)

TheThe Mexican authorities announced that they had arrested one of Joaquin's sons "El Chapo" Guzman at the very time of violent clashes between security forces on Thursday night and armed gangs in Culiacan, the stronghold of the drug lord jailed in the United States. -United.

A man who introduced himself as Ovidio Guzman Lopez was arrested together with three other people after an attack on a National Guard patrol, said State Secretary for Security and Citizen Protection Alfonso Durazo .

Heavy gunfire by armed civilians at the Mexican security forces in Culiacan (north-west) echoed in the middle of the streets of the 750,000-strong town in the middle of the afternoon as well as vehicle explosions, forcing residents to hide at home , reported an AFP correspondent.

The members of the security cabinet met in the evening following the violence, said the office of Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, without further details. In a statement, the governor of the state of Sinaloa, considered one of the most violent in Mexico, called on the population to "not go out on the streets and comply with official instructions according to the turn of events In progress ".

According to the AFP correspondent, several streets in the area were partially cordoned off by armed civilians wearing hoods to hide their faces, giving the city the appearance of a battlefield. Several residents of the city were forced to flee by abandoning their cars in the streets.