By Ranjan Bhaduri
Dec.24, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Guerrero, a southern state in Mexico witnessed a helicopter crash on Wednesday and the accident claimed one life and left two soldiers wounded. The Mexican Defense Department confirmed the news. The ill fated Bell 212 helicopter had one officer and nine soldiers onboard and crashed owing to a mechanical snag. The soldiers were going to take part in an operation against Mexican drug trafficking. Six soldiers and the officers survived the crash but nearly all of them received minor injuries.

In recent times the government of Mexico has put its concentration on combating drug related crimes. That is why it has been sending federal police and troops of soldiers to the most disturbed and violent areas of the country. Guerrero is a violence prone area. The chopper crashed due to an unidentified mechanical problem in a place adjacent to Vallecitos de Zaragoza. Two of the wounded soldiers are said to be in critical condition. The President of Mexico, Felipe Calderon has asked the Military to give all required assistance to the family of the soldier who died in the accident. Mexico has come under criticism from neighboring countries for the increasing menace of crime in the country. It is affecting the adjacent nations for quite some time.

The country received specially manufactured Bell choppers from USA as a part of the much touted ‘Merida Initiative’, kick started to fight drug crimes. It is too early to say if any sabotage was involved in the incident. The details of the accident will be unraveled after the investigation is over.