Unknown perpetrators left five severed heads and a narco banner in Puerto López, Ecuador, according to a Borderland Beat report posted on X by @Borderland_Beat during the 3-hour period from 1:15 a.m. to 4:15 a.m. UTC on Jan. 16. The public display of violence, typical of Mexican criminal groups, has become increasingly common in Ecuador as local groups adopt these tactics, as stated in the Borderland Beat article shared by @HuasoBB. In Villa Juárez, Sinaloa, Mexico, clashes resulted in one person killed, as reported by @All_Source_News on X within the same timeframe. An FBI aircraft, registration N119NA with callsign JENA324, departed Mexico City, according to a post by @All_Source_News on X during the reporting window.
