A gunfight broke out in Mexico between the military and members of a cartel, killing two people, Milenio newspaper reports. According to authorities, the incident took place in Ocotlan city in the Mexican state of Jalisco.

Defense ministry officers received a report of a hijacked vehicle and upon arriving at the scene were attacked by suspected members of a criminal gang, who were armed and were in three vehicles. The soldiers began to pursue them and collided with an armored vehicle, after which a gunfight broke out. Two of the attackers were killed, and one soldier was injured and hospitalized.

Also, the authorities arrested one of the suspects, a Honduran citizen. A machine gun, three rifles, and two grenades belonging to the Mexican cartel "New Generation of Jalisco" were seized from the vehicle.

Law enforcement officers are conducting patrols, searching for other members of the armed group who fled after the incident.