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Latin Times
Politics
Pedro Camacho

Cartels Are Taking Over Emergency Rooms in Mexico, Forcing Doctors to Treat Gunmen At Gunpoint

The initials of the drug cartel "Jalisco Nueva Generacion" (CJNG) are seen in graffiti on a wall in Jalisco (Credit: Photo by ULISES RUIZ/AFP via Getty Images)

A new report has revealed that criminal organizations in Mexico have increasingly taken control of hospital emergency rooms, forcing medical personnel to treat their wounded gunmen at gunpoint.

In states like Guanajuato, where rival cartels battle for territorial control, healthcare professionals describe a climate of fear, coercion, and growing normalization of violence within medical spaces.

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