Why Mexican cartels are increasingly using car bombs and other explosives
Officials say cartels are using more explosives to hit security forces and rivals, with Zacatecas recording 23 attacks involving explosives this year.
- A car bomb detonated outside a police station in Ojocaliente, Zacatecas state, on Sunday night, injuring 11 people and damaging more than 60 homes, Mexico's security chief Omar García Harfuch confirmed Friday.
- Mexican cartels have increasingly deployed drones and improvised explosive devices over the past five years to control territory and intimidate rivals, with the Jalisco New Generation Cartel leading this escalation.
- Attorney General Cristian Paul Camacho reported Zacatecas recorded 23 explosive attacks this year, including six involving vehicles, while authorities deactivated nearly 3,200 devices in Michoacán state alone previously.
- President Claudia Sheinbaum asserted Friday that declining national killings prove her government's strategy works, yet organized crime expert Vanda Felbab-Brown of the Brookings Institution warns Mexico faces "steady intensification of violence."
- The Trump administration's designation of eight Mexican cartels as foreign terrorist organizations complicates response strategies, as critics argue the label risks foreign intervention while officials contend terrorism requires political aims, not profit.
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Mexican drug cartels are increasingly using bomb-laden drones and improvised explosive devices. 'We are facing steady intensification of violence'
The Jalisco New Generation Cartel, or CJNG, and the Sinaloa Cartel have fought for years over control of Zacatecas.
Puts the country in an even more delicate situation with the American Donald Trump
Mexican cartels increasingly using car bombs and other explosives
MEXICO CITY — 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 U.S. President Donald Trump, who has repeatedly threatened military action…
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Why Mexican cartels are increasingly using car bombs and other explosives
Drug cartels in Mexico are increasingly using car bombs and explosives in drones and roads. This trend could strain Mexico's relationship with the U.S., especially since President Donald Trump has threatened military action against the cartels.
Mexican drug cartels are increasingly using bomb-laden drones and improvised explosive devices. ‘We are facing steady intensification of violence’
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 U.S. President Donald Trump, who has repeatedly threatened military action against the cartels. The…
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