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Gunmen Attack Mexican Drug Rehab Center, Killing Four

The attack in Guanajuato highlights ongoing cartel violence and the vulnerability of unregulated rehab facilities.

  • Four men were killed and two others wounded in a shooting at a drug rehabilitation center in Salamanca, Guanajuato.
  • The attackers evaded capture by deploying metal spikes to puncture the tires of pursuing security forces.
  • Guanajuato is Mexico's most violent state due to ongoing conflicts between the Jalisco New Generation Cartel and the Santa Rosa de Lima Cartel.
  • Mexico's privately run rehab centers, often unregulated and underfunded, have been frequent targets of cartel violence.
  • Authorities have not arrested any suspects, and the conditions of the wounded remain unknown.
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