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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
2022-08-16
[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
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Baja: 2022-07-09 US Embassy Warns Americans To Avoid Tijuana Amid Cartel War Threats
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Jalisco New Generation: 2022-08-14 Troops patrol Tijuana as city emerges from cartel-fueled night of terror
Jalisco New Generation: 2022-06-07 Former U.S. Marine Sentenced for Smuggling Ten Tons of Cocaine per Month
Jalisco New Generation: 2022-05-02 Mexican authorities capture a suspected leader of the powerful Jalisco New Generation Cartel
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