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Oct 17, 2021 · Zacatecas state in central Mexico is turning into the latest battleground between Mexico’s ever-multiplying number of criminal gangs. One small community has felt the brunt of the fight in...
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The end of 2021 will mark 15 years since the start of Mexico's “guerra contra el narcotráfico,” a war against drug trafficking that officially began in Decem...
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Apr 7, 2022 · Killings spiked more than 140 percent from 2020 to 2021, according to government figures, from 789 to 1,134. Zacatecas also leads as the state with the most policemen killed in Mexico,...
Jan 29, 2022 · In June 2021, a confrontation between the two organizations took place in Zacatecas, leaving 18 dead. Likewise, criminal cells associated with the Sinaloa Cartel have clashed with the CJNG in Zacatecas.
Mar 10, 2021 · Violence in the town of Jerez, in Mexico’s central state of Zacatecas, has surged in 2021, as criminal groups fight for control of key drug transit and production zones.
Feb 5, 2022 · The bodies of 16 people were found in two different cities in Mexico’s Zacatecas state on Saturday amid a turf war between two powerful drug cartels. Local authorities said 10 of the bodies...
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Jun 27, 2021 · Zacatecas has experienced a violent escalation in the last months of 2020 and so far in 2021. Murders, beheaded, kidnappings and confrontations have become more recurrent. On the recent June 23 alone, 13 people were violently murdered in the state.