At least 16 inmates in a central Mexico prison have been killed and five more wounded in a riot that closed out a violent 2019 for the country. Zacatecas state security secretary Ismael Camberos Hernández says authorities confiscated four guns that they believe were brought into the Cieneguillas state prison Tuesday during visits...
The deployment of 6,000 National Guard troops appears to be the key commitment in what was described as "unprecedented steps" by Mexico to ramp up enforcement