MEXICO CITY, March 19 (Xinhua) -- Eleven suspected criminals were killed in northern Mexico in a security operation targeting a residence linked to Los Mayos, a faction of the country's powerful Sinaloa Cartel, the Mexican Navy said Thursday.

The Navy said in a fact sheet posted on X that marines were attacked by the suspects when they arrived at the site in Sinaloa state, and "in accordance with the current legal framework, they repelled the attack."

None of the fatal victims has been identified.

Omar Oswaldo "El Patas" Torres, a leader of Los Mayos, was detained during the operation, local media reported.

The Navy said it located the daughter of a crime boss during the operation, but she was handed over to her family after determining she had no connection to the group's criminal activities nor any outstanding warrants against her.

Marines also seized high-powered and tactical weapons at the scene.

Last month, a Mexican military operation in Jalisco state killed Nemesio "El Mencho" Oseguera, the leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel. ■