Mexican soldiers capture both of el-chapo's son. The oldest son gets freed by his men. Frees his younger brother as well. captures some soldiers. His men causes mayhem in the city.
Govt. caves by releasing his younger brother in exchange for the captured soldiers.
A Drug Cartel Just Defeated The Mexican Military In Battle
https://thefederalist.com/2019/10/21...ary-in-battle/
Lopez Obrador later defended this decision, insisting that his security strategy is working and saying, “Many people were at risk and it was decided to protect people’s lives. I agreed with that, because we don’t do massacres, that’s over.”
Failed raid against El Chapo’s son leaves 8 dead in Mexico
https://apnews.com/e0228a1114fd44f5aff1ace1479ce0f1
Juan Pablo Badillo, a lawyer who represents the drug lord in Mexico, praised López Obrador, saying Ovidio Guzman was freed “by a manly order, an intelligent order, a sensible order from President Andrés Manuel López Obrador.”
“The capture of one criminal cannot be worth more than the lives of people. They made the decision and I supported it,” López Obrador said. He added: “We do not want deaths. We do not want war.”
this botched operation is going to cause a lot of problems down the road.
what do you think?