Mexico: 18 dead after shootout between rival drug cartels dw.com 8 hrs ago © Provided by dw.com Mexico s drug wars have claimed more than 300,000 lives since 2006
Eighteen bodies were discovered Friday after what appeared to be a shootout between members of rival drug gangs in northern Mexico.
The deadly incident occurred in a remote area in the northwestern state of Zacatecas, and came days after a similar shootout in a town close to the US border.
What happened?
State security department spokeswoman Rocio Aguilar said there was evidence the shootout resulted from a confrontation between gunmen from the Sinaloa and Jalisco criminal cartels over drug trafficking routes.
18 dead after shootout between rival drug cartels
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