Cartel violence erupts in Michoacán, Jalisco and Guanajuato in a new wave of attacks
- Brutal violence including narco-blockades erupted Wednesday across 26 municipalities in Michoacán, plus areas in Jalisco and Guanajuato.
- Coordinated federal operations seeking to capture a high-ranking criminal leader triggered the widespread violent reaction from the Jalisco New Generation Cartel.
- The cartel's response involved burning vehicles, attacking stores, and blocking at least 10 highways across the three affected states.
- Two police officers died during the incidents, which Minister García Harfuch attributed to "a cartel conflict between rival gangs."
- While order was restored in Guanajuato Wednesday night, the events demonstrate the cartel's willingness to react violently to government pressure.
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Cartel conflict shuts down highways in Michoacán
Cartel conflict wreaked havoc across the western state of Michoacán on Wednesday, as organized crime gangs blockaded 10 highways by setting vehicles on fire. The chaos extended into the states of Jalisco to the northwest and Guanajuato to the northeast. Order was restored in Guanajuato after six hours of mayhem, state and federal officials declared on Wednesday night. Michoacán authorities worked late into the night removing the vehicles and ot…
Cartel violence erupts in Michoacán, Jalisco and Guanajuato in a new wave of attacks
The Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) is in revolt. The Mexican government has tightened its grip on the powerful criminal organization in recent weeks in Michoacán, Jalisco, and Guanajuato, a strategy aimed at weakening the CJNG’s strength through confrontations and the arrests of key logistics operators. The goal is to strike the cartel in its major strongholds and gradually suffocate it. The cartel, led by Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes,…
Organized crime launched coordinated attacks in 3 states: María Idalia Gómez
During 'Aristegui en Vivo', journalist María Idalia Gómez warned about the unprecedented escalation of organized crime in Mexico, highlighting coordinated attacks in 30 municipalities of Michoacán, Jalisco and Guanajuato. She pointed out that this violence responds to a war between cartels, not government actions, demonstrating its ability to challenge the state.
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