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Cartel turf war rages in Mexico's Chiapas as groups fight over territory | FOCUS • FRANCE 24

People in Mexico’s southernmost state, Chiapas, have for the last year and a half, been living through a conflict between rival criminal groups. The Sinaloa Cartel and the Jalisco Nueva Generacion Cartel are both vying for control of the territory. The state, which borders Guatemala, has long been a hotspot for trafficking drugs, arms and migrants. But ravaged by years of inter-community conflicts, the security situation in Mexico’s poorest state is now spiralling out of control. In the face of growing insecurity, the left-wing rebel movement the Zapatista’s, recently announced that their self-managed municipalities, called “caracoles”, will be dissolved, in what looks to be a political retreat. Quentin Duval, Laurence Cuvillier and Ed Augustin report. #Mexico #cartels #Chiapas Read more about this story in our article: https://f24.my/9w2n.y 🔔 Subscribe to France 24 now: https://f24.my/YTen 🔴 LIVE - Watch FRANCE 24 English 24/7 here: https://f24.my/YTliveEN 🌍 Read the latest International News and Top Stories: https://www.france24.com/en/ Like us on Facebook: https://f24.my/FBen Follow us on X (Twitter): https://f24.my/Xen Browse the news in pictures on Instagram: https://f24.my/IGen Discover our TikTok videos: https://f24.my/TKen Get the latest top stories on Telegram: https://f24.my/TGen