By “El Huaso” for Borderland Beat
Four police officers were killed in an ambush on a rural highway in Escuinapa, Sinaloa yesterday morning, marking the third time Escuinapa police forces have been attacked in 2026
This is the third time Escuinapa police forces have been attacked in 2026, reported Noreste. In early February, armed men threw explosive devices at the Municipal Police station, injuring two people. On January 9 of this year, State Preventive Police officers traveling on the Mazatlán-Tepic highway were attacked with a drone dropped IED.
Yesterday’s massacre means with 9 dead, Sinaloa now ranks 3rd nationally for slain police officers in 2026, after Jalisco (29), and Morelos (10).

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