Cartel Violence
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Sense of normalcy slowly returning to Mazatlán after cartel violence, B.C. travellers sayTourists and residents were urged to stay off the streets amid gunfire and fighting in the state of Sinaloa Thursday, and travellers are still being urged to be cautious.CanadaJan 6, 2023
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B.C. travellers hunker down as violence flares in Mexican state of SinaloaViolence broke out in the state Thursday, after police arrested alleged drug cartel leader Ovidio Guzman, a son of jailed Sinaloa Cartel boss Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman.CanadaJan 6, 2023
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Wounded kids who survived Mexico attack walked miles to get helpThe killers were apparently members of the Juarez drug cartel and its armed wing, La Linea — “The Line” — whose gunmen had entered Sinaloa cartel territory.WorldNov 6, 2019
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Mexican police accused of cover-up after executing 22 cartel suspectsFederal police allegedly killed at least 22 people on a ranch last year, then moved bodies and planted guns to corroborate the official account that the deaths happened in a gunbattle.WorldAug 19, 2016
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Who is Kate del Castillo? Mexican actress credited with helping Sean Penn meet ‘El Chapo’Mexican actress Kate del Castillo has stepped out of the fictional drug trafficker roles she played on TV and finds herself involved in the real world of drug capos.WorldJan 11, 2016
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Mexican hitman who killed 30 people reveals gruesome reality of cartel violenceThe killer says he "disappeared" a man for the first time at age 20. Nine years later, he says, he has eliminated 30 people - maybe three in error.WorldDec 15, 2015
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Shootout or execution? Mexico officials stand by account of deadly ranch gun battleMexican officials stood by their account Monday of a shootout that killed 42 suspected criminals and one federal police officer last week, dismissing questions raised about the lopsided death toll.WorldMay 25, 2015
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Many questions remain in Mexico cartel gun battle that killed 43The bloodshed in Mexico left 42 suspected criminals dead, and one federal police officer who, according to government officials, died while trying to aid a wounded comrade.WorldMay 23, 2015
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Demonstrations mark 6 months since 43 students disappeared in MexicoParents of 43 missing students marked the six-month anniversary of their disappearance Thursday by marching to the federal elections office in Mexico CityMar 26, 2015
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19 weeks ago, 43 Mexican students disappeared. What happened?It's been more than four months since 43 college students went missing in the southern Mexican state of Guerrero. The country’s attorney general says they’re dead. Some are calling for a further investigation.WorldJan 29, 2015
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