A shooting on Saturday 6 June in a drug treatment center left ten people dead in central Guanajuato state. Mexico).
A group of armed individuals emerged around 4 p.m. (9 p.m. GMT) in this center in Irapuato and opened fire, killing nine immediately and injuring a tenth who then died in hospital, according to the secretariat. state public security.
Police and prosecutors visited the site and a preliminary investigation was opened.
Presence of Cártels
The state of Guanajuato is a major industrial center of the country, home to major car and aircraft manufacturers and other heavy industries.
The establishment of these activities and an important energy infrastructure have attracted criminal organizations specializing in drug trafficking but also extortion, kidnapping and theft of fuel, in particular the Cártel Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG) and the Cártel de Santa Rosa de Lima.
The Mexico recorded a record number of intentional homicides last year (34,582), the highest since the data began to be recorded in 1997. On Sunday, April 21, despite the confinement, the country had had its most violent day since the start of the year with 105 killings in 24 hours.
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