Why Mexican Cartels Are Increasingly Using Car Bombs and Other Explosives
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Jamaica Gleaner
Why Mexican cartels are increasingly using car bombs and other explosives
MEXICO CITY (AP) Drug cartels across Mexico are increasingly turning to car bombs, explosives-laden drones and improvised explosive devices, a trend that could further strain Mexico’s already tense relationship with United States (US) President Donald Trump, who has repeatedly threatened military action against the cartels.
Six and the assaults have been by vehicles loaded with some kind of device.
Omar García Harfuch reports that Zacatecas accumulates 23 attacks with explosives. Authorities investigate links with the cartel dispute.
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eldiariodechihuahua.mxAlthough the federal government reported a reduction in various crimes in Zacatecas, 75.1% of the population still feels insecure in the entity.
The Secretariat of Security confirms 23 car bombs in Zacatecas in what is going on in the current administration while the political class seeks to minimize the crisis.
The daily average of malicious homicides in Zacatecas decreased 96 percent between 2021 and 2026, from 4.5 murders daily to 0.2, according to preliminary figures presented by the head of the Executive Secretariat of the National Public Security System (SESNSP), Marcela Figueroa Franco. The charge of malicious homicides in Zacatecas falls 96% since 2021, reports SESNSP first appeared on Contralínea.
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