Earlier, the state government had said police had shot dead 17 cartel members. The Cartel del Noreste was formed in recent years after a split in the hyper-violent Los Zetas Cartel. In videos posted from the weekend carnage, destroyed trucks could be seen bearing the group’s logo — the letters C.D.N. Another deadly confrontation in Mexico between cartel members and security forces…Armed men from the Cartel del Noreste rolled into the town of #VillaUnion on Saturday, attempting to take over municipal buildings. The events in Villa Union add to a series of recent security lapses that have raised questions about Lopez Obrador’s policy.

Source: National Post December 02, 2019 15:00 UTC