ASSESSMENTS
Mexico: Cartels Drag Violence Into Tourist Zones With Latest Shooting
Sep 17, 2018 | 18:48 GMT
(ALFREDO ESTRELLA/AFP/Getty Images)
Highlights
- An attack carried out by La Union Tepito against a splinter group illustrates the continuing danger posed by the balkanization of cartel groups in Mexico.
- That the attack occurred in a tourist zone shows how cartel figures can drag violence into any part of Mexico.
- The attack was well-orchestrated, which likely reflects the powerful CJNG's support for La Union Tepito.
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