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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, according...
Feb 2, 2021 · Zacatecas is trapped in a vortex of violence and insecurity that seems to have no brake: in 2020 there were more than 1,200 executions. Authorities say the violence is driven by a dispute between the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) and the Sinaloa Cartel.
Mar 25, 2022 · Currently, several criminal organizations are fighting for control of Zacatecas and of the state’s 58 municipalities, six have fallen into extreme violence, according to data from the Secretary of National Defense. The war between cartels caused more than 1,700 deaths in 2021, an increase of more than 30% over the previous year.
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.
Nov 24, 2021 · At least 948 people were killed by violence in Zacatecas in the first 10 months of 2021, according to official data, some 342 more than in the same period a year earlier.
Jul 26, 2021 · What makes Zacatecas worth fighting for is its location. It borders eight other states. Among other things, the cartels are battling to control the most lucrative drug: fentanyl.
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Oct 10, 2022 · The criminal groups that have been identified in the locality are: the Jalisco New Generation Cartel in alliance with the Gulf Cartel, Pacific Cartel (Cartel of Sinaloa), Northeast Cartel and the criminal cell of the Taliban. But the main dispute is between the CJNG-CDG alliance against the Pacific Cartel.
