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1. • • The war zone developed in Zacatecas because its location is in the middle of the trafficking routes. However, Zacatecas is also the closest place to the Golden Triangle of drug trafficking, where the Durango mountains, Sinaloa, and Chihuahua converge. The Sinaloa Cartel has dominated this area for the past three decades.
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   Why is Zacatecas being fought over?

   • The tactic is often used by gangs to intimidate rivals. Zacatecas, once dominated by the old Zetas cartel, is being fought over by a dizzying number of cartels. Those jockeying for turf in Zacatecas include the Sinaloa, Jalisco, Gulf and Northeast cartels as well as remnants of the Zetas. The state has seen an increase in violence this year.

   Six bodies found hanging in violence-ridden Mexican state

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   What makes Zacatecas worth fighting for?

   • 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. Zacatecas sits between the drug’s production and its consumers.

   A Mexican state suffers bloody fallout of cartel rivalry

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   Why is Zacatecas a war zone?

   • Zacatecas is the primary location where the two cartels have confronted one another. The war zone developed in Zacatecas because its location is in the middle of the trafficking routes. However, Zacatecas is also the closest place to the Golden Triangle of drug trafficking, where the Durango mountains, Sinaloa, and Chihuahua converge.

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   What's happening in Zacatecas this year?

   • The state of Zacatecas has seen an increase in violence this year as cartels jockey for control of drug smuggling routes. Members of Mexico's national guard patrol the Zacatecas-Fresnillo highway after a series of clashes between criminal groups [File: Marco Ugarte/AP]

   Six bodies found hanging in violence-ridden Mexican state

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   Is Zacatecas a narco-terrorist state?

   • 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. The security situation in Zacatecas presents an enormous challenge for local and national authorities.

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   How many cartels are in Zacatecas?

   • A study by the Drug Program at the Center for Economic Research and Teaching (CIDE) showed how, in 2020, at least six cartels had an active presence in the state of Zacatecas: from large organizations – such as the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), the Sinaloa Cartel and the Northeast Cartel – to smaller criminal cells.

   Murders, disappearances and drug trafficking: the criminal nightmare of

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   Nov 24, 2021 · 24 Nov 2021. The bodies of six people have been found hanging from a bridge and a tree in an area of northern Mexico shaken by cartel turf wars. The discoveries were made in Fresnillo in the state...

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   Sep 28, 2023 · The massacre of six young people reveals how organized crime has imposed its rule over a Mexican state that is plagued by everyday violence and a war between cartels. Relatives and friends of the...

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   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. Zacatecas sits between the drug’s production and its consumers.

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   Jan 29, 2022 · The situation of violence and horror has led national and state security reports to describe Zacatecas as a narco-state. 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.

8. insightcrime.org › news › interviewGulf Cartel Remains Main Criminal Threat at US-Mexico Border

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   May 18, 2023 · The Gulf Cartel has maintained a presence along the US-Mexico border across from south Texas for nearly a century, but recent events suggest that criminal dynamics may be changing in this strategic corridor.

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   Oct 29, 2020 · In northern Zacatecas, where Juan Aldama is located, a faction of the Sinaloa cartel led by Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada has moved in. Gunmen in pickups have been seen cruising freely through the ...

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    Dec 15, 2023 · Some 180,000 Mexican migrants, traveling in family groups, crossed the border into the U.S. over the 12 months ending in October, four times more than the previous year, according to U.S....