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Mayor of Tijuana Flees to Military Base Amid Rising Threats From Drug Cartels

  • Tijuana's mayor, Montserrat Caballero, has moved into military barracks for her safety after receiving threats.
  • Seven dead bodies were found in a pickup truck on Monday in Tijuana.
  • Tijuana has become one of Mexico's most dangerous cities due to criminal groups fighting over drug trafficking routes to the United States.
  • President Andrés Manuel López Obrador confirmed that the threats had been made by organized crime groups.
  • Tijuana has the highest number of homicides in Mexico, with 1,818 killings in the 12-month period ending in May.
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