Puerto Vallarta and Mexico News

Puerto Vallarta and Mexico News

Cartel Violence Escalates in Baja California Sur with Eight Killed in Five Days

A surge in cartel-related violence across Baja California Sur leaves eight dead and five injured in less than a week. Authorities deploy military forces to restore peace.

Eight people were killed and five more were injured by gunfire in a span of just five days in Baja California Sur, state security authorities confirmed this week. The incidents mark a disturbing escalation in violence across the state's five municipalities, stretching from the popular tourist destination of Los Cabos to the quieter town of Loreto.

Local media report that the violent . . .

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