Inhabitants of the municipality of Fresnillo, in the state of Zacatecas, suffered hours of terror due to shootings, clashes and fires in homes unleashed by drug trafficking groups as the Jalisco Nueva Generación Cartel (CJNG) and the Sinaloa Cartel (CDS) dispute .
The events occurred in the colonies La Paz, Obrera and Plan de Ayala, as well as in the communities of Plateros and Hidalgo de Ojuelos , located on the outskirts of Fresnillo.
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Security forces were alerted through several emergency calls from those affected.
Firefighters, staff of Civil Protection and even the neighbors themselves helped to prevent the flames from spreading to other buildings.
Armed men threw punch blades after committing the attacks to prevent the authorities from following them . Other roads near the city also reported shootings derived from alleged clashes between drug trafficking gangs, local media reported.
This is the second similar event recorded in less than a week, since the past Thursday residents of an area known as El Mineral reported firearm detonations where houses in the center of the place were also shot and set on fire.
In addition, another house was burned in the known neighborhood as Las Arboledas.
Until last night, no authority of Zacatecas had issued official information regarding clashes and fires caused by armed groups.
Due to its geographic location, the state is a territory of conflict between the Northeast Cartels, Jalisco Nueva Generación and the Sinaloa Cartels, according to experts.
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