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Anarchy unfolds in Mexico border towns with US warning its citizens to shelter in place as Jalisco New Generation Cartel demands release of its jailed leader
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news]
  • More than two dozen vehicles were burned in the Mexican Pacific coast state of Baja California over the weekend

  • The attack was carried out by the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, who called on the government to release Ricardo Ruiz

  • Ruiz, who leads the cartel's armed wing, was arrested in Guadalajara last Tuesday

  • His arrest sparked a series of road blockades, vehicle burnings and the torching of convenience stores in the states of Guanajuato, Jalisco and Baja California

  • President Andrés Manuel López Obrador told the nation on Monday morning that there was a state of calmness despite the weekend wave of violence

  • At least 17 people have been arrested, including three Jalisco New Generation Cartel members

Posted by: Skidmark 2022-08-16
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