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 |