Police truck, Mexico. File photoMEXICO, Jul 16Fourteen of the fifteen people on board were killed in the Mexican Navy helicopter crash in the western state of Sinaloa, the country's Navy Ministry said. Mochis, Sinaloa, a Mexican Navy helicopter crashed … the causes of the incident with the Black Hawk helicopter are currently unknown. There were 15 people on board the helicopter, of which, unfortunately, 14 died, one is receiving medical attention, «the press release said. -Navy services, circulated in the media. Previously, the media reported 9 dead. The crash occurred immediately after the media reported on the detention of drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero in this region. In a statement, the Navy did not confirm the connection of the disaster with the operation to capture the drug dealer. The Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk is a twin-engine multi-purpose helicopter of the American company Sikorsky Aircraft. Since the 1990s, the army and police in Mexico have ordered several dozen of these vehicles.
