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Mexico car bomb attack: Six injured in blast outside police station

On Sunday night, a devastating car bomb detonated outside a police station in Zacatecas, Mexico, injuring six civilians who were promptly treated for their wounds. The explosion inflicted substantial damage to the police facility and surrounding buildings. Zacatecas, notorious for its connection to drug trafficking routes, is now the focus…

The Times of India · Aug 31

Six wounded after car bomb explodes in front of Mexico police station, officials say

Zacatecas is key to the drug trade because it links central Mexico with the north and west of the country and features routes that are key to smuggling cocaine and other narcotics to the United States.

Euronews · Aug 31

Bodies hanging from bridge revive violence in once-calm town in Mexico

POZOS DE GAMBOA (MEXICO) - Horrific drug violence plagued the Mexican state of Zacatecas for years, until relative calm set in. Then one morning in July this small town woke up to find five bodies dangling from a bridge -- a grim calling card that showed the bloodshed never really…

Bangkok Post · Aug 9

Mexico's elections are the largest and most violent in the country's history

Experts say the violence ahead of this year's elections is due to warring drug cartels vying for control over (mostly local) political offices

Latin Times · Jun 1, 2024

At Mexico's gay cowboy conventions, men connect with each other — and their country's rugged past

ZACATECAS, Mexico — All night long, cowboys swaggered into a packed nightclub, dressed to impress in shiny boots, tight Wranglers and wide-brimmed hats.

Los Angeles Times · May 25, 2023

Land of no return: the Mexican city torn apart by cartel kidnappings

Violence in Fresnillo between Sinaloa and Jalisco groups mirrors national trend – and critics say Amlo has failed to act

The Guardian - US · May 13, 2023

Female Mexican drug Cartel assassins fight in new organised crime 'phenomenon'

Two balaclava-clad women guarding cartel burglars as they thieved motorbikes and hauled them on the back of a getaway truck in Zacatecas, Mexico, show a new emerging crime phenomenon

Daily Mirror · Mar 27, 2023

Ohio man and fiancée found buried in Mexico near bullet-riddled car after going missing on Christmas

Jose Gutierrez went missing after visiting a restaurant with his fiancée in state of Zacatecas

The Independent UK · Jan 20, 2023

As Mexico’s epidemic of violence rages on, authorities seem powerless to stop it

With more than 26,000 murders this year, it is clear the president’s strategy of using the military to control the crime gangs has failed

The Guardian - US · Dec 8, 2022

Mexican judge shot in state of Zacatecas

A Mexican judge was in serious condition on Sunday after being shot in the violent state of Zacatecas in northern Mexico, local media reported.

Reuters · Dec 4, 2022