Six suspected criminals and a military officer were killed during a shootout in western Mexico.
Six suspected criminals and a military officer were killed during a shootout Monday in western Mexico, a military source said. Security forces were conducting surveillance patrols in the state of Michoacan when they were attacked by gunmen, the source told AFP on condition of anonymity.
Michoacan, on Mexico's Pacific coast, has long been a hotspot of cartel violence. The gangs finance themselves through drug trafficking and extortion, among other criminal enterprises. A bullet-riddled wall bearing the initials of the criminal group Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generacion is seen at the entrance of the community of Aguililla in the state of Michoacan, Mexico, on April 23, 2021.Michoacan is also the world's biggest avocado-producing region and threats against a U.S. inspector working there last year prompted the United States to suspend imports of the fruit from Mexico for more than a week.
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