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Guanajuato, located in central Mexico, has become the most violent state in the country

It was reported that an unknown number of people are missing and many more are wounded

In early November, suspected drug cartel gunmen shot dead nine victims of the LeBarón family in a daytime attack as they were traveling by car in the northern state of Sonora

Culiacán turned into a war zone after Ovidio Guzmán was arrested on October 17

Security experts and human rights groups, mindful of the lopsided deaths in some incidents between the military and civilians under the prior government, have doubts regarding whether the armed forces used excessive force in the clash

Armed civilians launched an attack against Mexican soldiers

For years, Michoacán has been terrorized by groups such as the Jalisco Nueva Generación cartel

On Saturday, Gildardo “El Gil” López Astudillo, leader of the Guerreros Unidos cartel was released from prison after a judge found that the government had tortured him to obtain evidence

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A few streets away from the National Palace, drug dealers settle their disputes with firearms and extort street vendors and businesses