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      • An unprecedented wave of violence has overtaken the streets of Zacatecas, where according to security experts, four drug cartels are fighting to control territory: Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), Sinaloa Cartel, Los Zetas and the Gulf cartel, along with local gangs.
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  2. Jul 15, 2024 · In recent years, tens of thousands of people have died due to fighting between drug cartels in Mexico. The chart uses data from the Uppsala Conflict Data Program to show the country's deaths from “non-state conflicts” over the last thirty years.

  3. May 11, 2022 · Up to 16 bodies in bags were found in the streets of Fresnillo, another seven bodies were left in a car outside the state government headquarters in Zacatecas city, where four university...

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  4. Nov 24, 2021 · At least 948 people have been killed in Zacatecas over the first 10 months of this year. That’s 342 more than were murdered over the same time frame last year, authorities said.

  5. Mar 25, 2022 · The war between cartels caused more than 1,700 deaths in 2021, an increase of more than 30% over the previous year. The population of Zacatecas barely exceeds 1.6 million resulting in one of the highest murder rates in the country, La Jornada reported.

  6. 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.

  7. Dec 7, 2022 · As InSight Crime reported in January, Zacatecas is beset by Mexico’s two major rival cartels, the CJNG and the Sinaloa Cartel, as well as their regional allies. The groups have engaged in violent shootouts in rural areas like Jerez, close to poppy and marijuana cultivation areas, causing mass displacements.

  8. Nov 29, 2021 · An unprecedented wave of violence has overtaken the streets of Zacatecas, where according to security experts, four drug cartels are fighting to control territory: Jalisco New Generation...