Heute ist der 4.06.2025
Datum: 4.06.2025 - Source 1 (https://www.oe24.at/welt/17-leichen-in-verlassenem-haus-in-mexiko-entdeckt/635056558):
- 17 Leichen in einem verlassenen Haus in Zentralmexiko entdeckt.
- Entdeckung erfolgte mit Hilfe von Bodenradar und Spürhunden.
- Mitteilung der Staatsanwaltschaft des Bundesstaates Guanajuato am Montagabend (Ortszeit).
- Fünf der Toten sind mit Vermisstenfällen verbunden.
- Seit 2006 wurden in Mexiko etwa 480.000 Menschen getötet.
- Mehr als 120.000 Menschen sind verschwunden.
- Guanajuato ist stark von Drogenkriminalität betroffen.
- Rivalisierende Rauschgiftkartelle: Jalisco Nueva Generación und Santa Rosa de Lima.
- Im vergangenen Jahr wurden in Guanajuato über 3.000 Morde registriert.
Source 2 (https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/guanajuato-homicide-rate-drops-targeted-cartel-arrests/):
- Guanajuato has been Mexico's most violent state in recent years regarding total homicides.
- Recent preliminary government statistics indicate a sharp decline in the state's daily murder rate.
- Security Minister Omar García Harfuch reported a nearly 45% week-over-week decline in homicides due to high-impact arrests.
- Nine individuals, linked to a crime cell involved in kidnapping, fuel theft, drug sales, armed attacks, and homicides, were arrested on March 18.
- Average homicides per day in Guanajuato dropped to seven between March 17 and 23, a 44.9% reduction from 12.7 per day from March 10 to 16.
- The week of March 3 to 9 recorded the highest violence this year with an average of 15.6 homicides per day.
- Despite the decline, Guanajuato remains the most violent state in March with nearly 300 homicides from March 1 to 24.
- The arrests included José Francisco Contreras Gómez, alias "Alfa 1," leader of the Los Escorpiones cell of the Gulf Cartel.
- Contreras is linked to a November attack on the Cantaritos Bar in Querétaro that resulted in 10 deaths.
- The Gulf Cartel and Santa Rosa de Lima Cartel are reportedly allied against the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) in Guanajuato.
- The National Public Security System reported 278 homicides in Guanajuato from March 1 to 24, accounting for 17.2% of all homicides in Mexico this month.
- The total number of homicides in Mexico for the first 24 days of March was 1,619, averaging 67.46 per day.
- Guanajuato's violence is concentrated in municipalities such as Salvatierra, Celaya, and Salamanca.
- The 10 most violent states in Mexico for March based on total homicides are:
1. Guanajuato: 278 homicides (17.2%)
2. México state: 126 homicides (7.8%)
3. Chihuahua: 109 homicides (6.7%)
4. Baja California: 99 homicides (6.1%)
5. Sinaloa: 95 homicides (5.9%)
6. Sonora: 90 homicides (5.6%)
7. Michoacán: 78 homicides (4.8%)
8. Nuevo León: 71 homicides (4.4%)
9. Jalisco: 70 homicides (4.3%)
10. Mexico City: 65 homicides (4%)
Source 3 (https://www.cbsnews.com/news/mexico-mass-shooting-deaths-cartel-messages-guanajuato/):
- In Guanajuato, Mexico, gunmen opened fire, killing seven people, including minors.
- The attack occurred around 2 a.m. on a Monday in a plaza in San Felipe.
- Local police discovered seven male bodies and a damaged van after reports of gunfire.
- Two banners referencing the Santa Rosa de Lima gang were found at the scene.
- Guanajuato is Mexico's deadliest state, with high levels of violence linked to drug cartels.
- The conflict is primarily between the Santa Rosa de Lima gang and the Jalisco New Generation cartel.
- The Catholic Church in Mexico condemned the shooting, highlighting issues of violence and social fabric deterioration.
- Guanajuato recorded 3,151 homicides last year, accounting for 10.5% of murders nationwide.
- Since 2006, approximately 480,000 violent deaths have been reported in Mexico due to drug-related violence.
- Recent violent incidents in Guanajuato include:
- February: Five women and three men shot dead in the street.
- January: Security forces clashed with gunmen, resulting in 10 suspected criminals dead and three police officers injured.
- December 2024: Eight people killed at a roadside stand.
- October 2024: Bodies of 12 police officers found, showing signs of torture.
- June 2024: Six family members, including a baby and toddler, murdered.
- April 2024: A mayoral candidate shot dead while campaigning.
- The U.S. State Department advises Americans to reconsider travel to Guanajuato due to high murder rates associated with cartel violence.