6 people shot dead at drug rehab center in Mexico

Six people have been shot dead at a drug rehabilitation center close to the western Mexican metropolis of Guadalajara, authorities stated Monday.

Five males and one girl have been killed in the late Sunday assault in the suburb of San Pedro Tlaquepaque, the Jalisco state prosecutor’s office said.

The girl was between 18 and 23 years outdated, three of the lads have been in their 20s and two of the lads gave the impression to be in their late 50s, the workplace stated.

The workplace stated that a number of people have been concerned in the assault, however didn’t provide information on a motive.

The area is among the most violent in Mexico because of turf wars between rival gangs together with the highly effective Jalisco New Generation Cartel, whose chief, Nemesio “El Mencho” Oseguera, is among the United States’ most-wanted fugitives, with a $10 million bounty on his head. 

Drug gangs in Mexico have attacked rehab facilities in the previous, often to kill drug customers or sellers allied with rival gangs.

In July 2020, closely armed males stormed a drug rehabilitation center in the central metropolis of Irapuato and killed 27 people.

Mexico has lengthy had issues with rehab facilities as a result of most are privately run, underfunded and sometimes commit abuses in opposition to recovering addicts. The authorities spends comparatively little cash on rehabilitation, typically making the unregistered facilities the one possibility accessible for poor households.

In addition, addicts and sellers who face assaults from rivals on the streets generally take refuge at the rehab clinics, making the clinics themselves targets for assault.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.