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- Four cartels battle for control of fentanyl routes through Zacatecas, while smaller groups rob and extort money from ordinary Mexicans.
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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.
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.
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Jan 29, 2022 · The Mexican state of Zacatecas is the battlefield between two criminal organizations and narco-terrorists. The Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) and the Sinaloa Cartel face a bloody war that has already left many dead in the region.
Sep 28, 2023 · In 2022, there were 1,432 homicides in Zacatecas: 1,261 of the victims were men and 621 were men under the age of 30, according to the INEGI. The figures have given rise to several hypotheses...
Jul 26, 2021 · National Guard patrol the Zacatecas-Fresnillo highway after a series of recent attacks and clashes between drug cartels in Zacatecas state, Mexico, Tuesday, July 13, 2021. There are more than 100,000 guardsmen deployed in Mexico, plus the military, yet the bloodshed continues.
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...
May 11, 2022 · The states hardest hit by the drug cartels are Zacatecas, Baja California, Colima, Quintana Roo, Michoacán, Morelos, Sonora, Chihuahua and Guanajuato. These areas have homicide rates per...