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Dec 7, 2022 · Zacatecas has become a center of violence in recent years. Cartels battling over territorial control of drug routes toward the United State have sent the body count soaring, with homicides jumping 52.2% between November 2020 and November 2021.
- Peter Appleby
Feb 5, 2022 · At least 948 people were killed by violence in Zacatecas in the first 10 months of 2021, according to official data, 342 more than in the same period a year earlier.
May 9, 2024 · Authorities in Zacatecas confirmed that a U.S. resident was among four people killed in the state around Christmas 2022.
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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.
Mar 11, 2024 · The latest outbreak of prison violence in Zacatecas highlights the state’s emergence as a key epicenter of organized crime-related violence in Mexico.
Jan 10, 2022 · The hideous levels of violence plaguing Zacatecas, exemplified by ten bodies abandoned in a van outside the governor’s office, are the result of an ongoing campaign by major cartels. But such acts could soon be replicated anywhere in the country.
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Jan 29, 2022 · The Need for a Response. The wave of murders, torture, dismemberments, and shootings in Zacatecas reveal an insufficient response of the federal and state governments. The war between the two cartels will likely continue in the coming weeks, and homicide rates will increase.