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January 3, 2023

17 Killed in Juárez, Mexico, Prison Break That Springs Cartel Leader
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In Mexico, at least 17 people were killed after gunmen attacked a prison
in the northern border city of Juárez Sunday. The Associated Press
reports at least two dozen prisoners escaped, identified by local
officials as members of a drug gang with ties to a powerful cartel. The
drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero is reportedly among the escapees. Juárez,
located across the border from El Paso, Texas, has been an epicenter of
drug violence since the launch of the U.S.-backed war on drugs that has
killed tens of thousands of people in Mexico.


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