A series of clashes involving the Foreign Terrorist Organization, Cartel Jalisco New Generation, brought three states to a standstill as gunmen carjacked dozens of buses and vehicles to set them on fire. The attacks created blockades along the main highways in the Mexican states of Michoacán, Jalisco, and Guanajuato. The violence spread to 29 municipalities.
The clashes began on Thursday afternoon in the state of Michoacán, where gunmen from Los Viagras and Cartel Jalisco New Generation started to set up roadblocks and attack military forces. In a matter of hours, the blockades spread out into parts of Jalisco and Guanajuato.
Initial information pointed to Mexican federal forces having targeted a top leader of Los Viagras. The blockades were a strategy to pressure the rescue of
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