Tuesday, June 15, 2010

Mexico Drug Cartel War -- News Updates June 15, 2010

A woman is comforted near the body of a murder victim in Juárez, Mexico, in April. Reuters


     Mexico Prison Gang Fighting Kills 28 -- BBC



A clash between rival gangs in a prison in Mexico's north-western state of Sinaloa has left some 28 inmates dead.


The violence came as dozens were killed on another day of apparent drug-related violence in Mexico.
In the western state of Michoacan, 10 police officers were killed in an ambush by suspected drug cartel gunmen.



Both Michoacan and Sinaloa are home to rival drug gangs that have been fighting turf wars and battling security forces.

Most of the prisoners killed in Mazatlan jail in Sinaloa were shot dead.


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