Shocking Video Shows Rival Bloodthirsty Mexican Drug Cartels In Gunfight That Leaves 11 Dead in Violence in Baja California Region
- Violence erupted Saturday at a local auto race in Ensenada, Mexico, leaving 11 dead and seven injured, according to local reports
- The violence was reportedly the result of a gang clash that stemmed from control of local smuggling routes into the United States
- Baja California, located immediately south of the US border, is a prime location for cartel violence as groups fight for control of key trade routes
In a video posted to Twitter by Mexican journalist Alfredo Alvarez, an armed commando gunned down attendees at a local auto race in Ensenada, Baja California.
The video shows several men firing guns and shooting at cars.
On the images you can hear how automatic weapons fire is being fired non-stop. The massacre reportedly left eleven dead and seven injured.
Witnesses of the violence can be seen running across the street to hide from the danger.
MASACRE AND BAJA CALIFORNIA: Comando armado acribilla asistentes a carrera de autos todo terreno. Testigos halan de 9 muertos and 10 heridos. The violent aggression occurring on the Ensenada. pic.twitter.com/UUJ8dxWrEo
— Alfredo Alvarez (@AlfredoAlvarezz) May 20, 2023
A clash at a gas station in Ensenada on Saturday reportedly left ten dead and nine injured
According to the Alvarez news site, the Ensenada massacre resulted from a confrontation between members of the Arellano Felix Cartel (CAF) and the Sinaloa Cartel.
That reports the news site of Alvarezthe Ensenada massacre stemmed from a confrontation between members of the Arellano Felix Cartel (CAF) and the Sinaloa Cartel.
The carnage took place at the San Vicente gas station, near where the race participants refuel their cars.
Alvarez’s site said the Attorney General sent a special team to the crime scene to begin an investigation.
The Mexican Army, National Guard, and State and National Police were also sent to the scene.
Crime in Baja California is generally grouped into one of two categories: common theft and cartel activity.
Cartels in Baja California, which lies directly below the border with the United States, are squabbling over territory in an attempt to control key drug and human trafficking routes.
Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico, North America – where cartels compete for control of key drug and human trafficking routes into the US
A map showing the six of the 32 Mexican states that the US State Department has currently listed in its strictest “no travel” category due to local cartels that may rob and/or kidnap US tourists
Earlier this week, Mexico’s Secretary of the Navy said reported the seizure of more than 39 tons of cocaine in the port of Ensenada.
The naval unit reported that “Second Sea Region personnel, in coordination with the customs and maritime authorities of the Port of Ensenada, secured three containers, which were on board a container ship and stored approximately 39,820 kilograms of material.” cocaine.
Security analyst David Saucedo said 2022 marks a change in Mexico’s drug policy from last year, when soldiers at roadside bases simply watched as cartels battled for control of the western state of Michoacan with bombing drones, IEDs and land mines.
Saucedo said the change may have angered the cartels. Government officials have also increased efforts to arrest drug lords.
Mexico’s seizures of meth labs and the synthetic opioid fentanyl have surged in recent months.
“There has been a change in strategy in fighting drug cartels. Andrés Manuel (President Andrés Manuel López Obrador) has been heavily criticized lately for his “hugs, not bullets” strategy, Saucedo said.
“I think under pressure from Joe Biden, he will change that and agree to arrest high-profile drug traffickers.”