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Caribbean-Latin America
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
Related:
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
Posted by:Skidmark

#5  Where's those Rangers?
Posted by: Skidmark   2022-08-16 13:17  

#4  Don't worry. They will flex when its time to prevent the immigration of wealthy Californians into Mexico.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2022-08-16 12:08  

#3  ^ got to understand who's all in on the graft. Then it makes sense.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2022-08-16 11:58  

#2  It amazes me that our government doesn't step into this shitshow like they all over the world for no reason.
Posted by: Chris   2022-08-16 09:58  

#1  Wonder if those in Deep State are paying attention to what happens when you alienate and disarm the population. Power gets picked up by other people who don't play by your rules.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2022-08-16 07:28  

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