Cartel wars in Mexico: 16 dead
Cartel wars continue in Mexico. Tensions continue to escalate in a wave of crime that has claimed the lives of hundreds and affected people across the country. A clash broke out between two cartels. 16 people, including two police officers, were killed.
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Violence stemming from drug cartels and criminal organizations in Mexico shows no signs of abating. Most recently, at least 16 people, including two police officers, were killed in a clash between two criminal organizations in the southern state of Guerrero.
According to police statements, the clash broke out at 05:00 in the morning in the city of Tecpan de Galeana between two cartels attempting to seize control of the region. Local police were caught in the middle of the fighting. Two police officers were killed and four were injured. The Mexican Ministry of Defense also announced that 14 gang members were killed in the clash. Following the incident, 11 people were arrested. It was also stated that the National Guard intervened in the clash and three soldiers were injured.
In the Mexican state of Sinaloa, 19 cartel members were killed on Wednesday in a clash between a cartel and the army. On Thursday, a car bomb exploded in front of a local government office in the city of Acambaro, killing three police officers.