Mexico chaos as gangs open fire on prison and ram entrance with 23 inmates escaping
Daily Express • • world
Key Points:
- At least 23 inmates escaped from the Ixtapa prison in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, after armed gangs attacked the facility by opening fire and ramming the gates with an armored vehicle, resulting in a guard's death.
- The breakout occurred amid widespread unrest following the killing of Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, aka 'El Mencho,' the leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, by Mexican special forces with US intelligence support.
- The operation to capture El Mencho involved multiple shootouts, leading to the deaths of eight gunmen, the drug lord, two bodyguards, and over 70 people overall, including security forces and cartel members.
- Following El Mencho's death, the cartel responded
