Puerto Vallarta and Mexico News

Puerto Vallarta and Mexico News

Weekend of cartel attacks in Zacatecas leave schools closed today

For the second time this weekend, citizens and authorities witnessed the violence unleashed by criminal groups in Zacatecas.

After 7:00 p.m. on Sunday, August 28, the spokesperson for the State Peacebuilding Board recorded the fire of a double-trailer truck in Fresnillo, Zacatecas.

Additionally, the security forces received the report of a large number of metal stars, commonly known as “tire punctures” thrown across highways in the municipality.

The disturbances occurred on federal highway 45, at the height of Rancho Grande. Around 9:00 p.m., elements of different corporations of . . .

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