The prison holds members of five criminal groups, including the Gulf Cartel, the Jalisco New Generation Cartel and the Sinaloa Cartel
MEXICO CITY — Sixteen inmates were killed and five wounded in a prison fight in the northern Mexican state of Zacatecas, authorities said, in one of the worst outbreaks of violence in the country’s penal system since President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador took power.
After the fight, one inmate was arrested with a firearm, and three more guns were found in the prison, as well as various knives. Further searches will be conducted at the prison to rule out the presence of additional weapons, Camberos said. , Camberos said. 120 inmates were relocated after the fight in an attempt to prevent further violence, he added.
Camberos noted that the Cieneguillas prison was built some three decades ago, when Mexico faced a different security landscape.The incident marks the latest blow to the security track record of Lopez Obrador, who took power in December 2018 pledging to reduce record levels of violence. Instead, Mexico was in 2019 on track to surpass the previous year’s total number of homicides, according to latest data.
Canada Latest News, Canada Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Morning Update: Australia fires; Netanyahu seeks immunity; zero-waste lifestyle adviceAlso: Thousands of Cubans join ranks of U.S. asylum seekers stuck in Mexico
Read more »
After controversial suspension, Veleno fired up to help Canada clinch top spotTeam Canada assistant coach Andre Tourigny says Joe Veleno is fired up to get back into game action after he served a one-game suspension for a head butt against the Russians.
Read more »
Advocates urge Quebec to tighten gun permit checks ahead of mosque shooting anniversaryGun control advocates have pressed for change since it was revealed that the mosque shooter did not acknowledge when applying for a firearm permit that he had experienced periods of depression, and his family did not report it to authorities
Read more »
Tilray signs cannabis import-export deal with Israel’s CanndocCanndoc has an option to import 2.5 tonnes of high quality cannabis from Tilray’s facilities in Portugal, with a first shipment of 250 kilograms already on its way to Israel
Read more »
Mexico’s Lopez Obrador takes jab at predecessors, says ‘El Chapo’ had same power as presidentIn a video message from the southern city of Palenque, Mexico’s President recounted his administration’s successes in its first year and highlighted its challenges – foremost surging violence
Read more »