MEXICO BORDER’S VIOLENT WEEK. Widespread drug cartel shootings claimed 11 lives last week in four Mexican states. They included random shots in the border city of Ciudad Juarez, killing a boy and 4 radio station workers.
In California border cities two dozen vehicles were hijacked and set ablaze. In Jalisco state criminals commandeered and burned cars and buses. And in the neighboring Guanajuato state two dozen convenience stores went up in flames.
Apparently, the perpetrators aimed these attacks against civilians in order to spread terror. They did not attack cartel rivals. Nor did they attack the military, which has been prevailing in clashes against drug cartels recently. This trend reverses Mexican President Obrador’s previous “hugs not bullets” policy.
In fact, last month Mexican marines captured famous fugitive drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero. And last week the military attempted to capture a Jalisco cartel boss. One analyst said the Jalisco New Generation Cartel set off this wave of terror in retaliation. Another held a Sinaloa cartel division responsible for the random Ciudad Juarez killings.
The cartels “want to… send messages that they are still strong,” said Mexico’s defense secretary. “But in reality, there has been progress in eliminating criminal structure.” Also, the government has dramatically increased its seizures of fentanyl and meth labs. But these cartels can still cause great suffering by striking like wounded wild beasts at the innocent.
So pray that God will do a great work in disarming these dangerous beasts. And that He will hold lawlessness at bay and release revival fires instead.
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