Battle of Ruíz
Part of the Mexican Drug War

Ruíz in map, where the battle was fought
DateMay 25 2011
Location
Ruiz, Nayarit, Mexico
Result Sinaloa Cartel victory
Belligerents
Sinaloa Cartel Los Zetas
Strength
Unknown A convoy with lot of trucks and two Narco tanks
Casualties and losses
Unknown, light Unknown, heavy
29 deaths, 4 injured and one Narco tank destroyed[1]

The Battle of Ruíz was one of the most violent clashes between criminal organizations in Mexico between Sinaloa Cartel and Los Zetas.

History

After the split from Gulf Cartel, Los Zetas started its ex-ally and the other rival cartels.[2] Gulf Cartel, Sinaloa Cartel and La Familia Michoacana formed a coalition to oppose Los Zetas, who formed their own coalition in turn with the Juárez Cartel and the Beltrán-Leyva Cartel starting violent clashes all over Mexico.[3][4] On 25 may 2011, near Ruiz, Nayarit, Sinaloa Cartel attacked a convoy of Los Zetas, starting a violent battle in which two Narco tanks were used.[5] At the end of the battle, one of the most violent among drug cartels, there were a total of 29 dead, including a Guatemalan, 3 wounded and a narco tank destroyed. According to the police, the casualties were mostly Zeta gunmen.[6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "UCDP - Uppsala Conflict Data Program". ucdp.uu.se. Retrieved 2022-06-23.
  2. ↑ "Law and Order in Mexico". GrimesandWarwick. June 2010. Archived from the original on 11 January 2012.
  3. ↑ "México: Los Zetas rompen con el Cartel del Golfo". BBC Mundo | Semana.com. 26 February 2010. Archived from the original on 24 September 2012. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  4. ↑ Hernández, Jaime (4 March 2010). "EU: alarma guerra "Zetas"-El Golfo". El Universal. Archived from the original on 8 October 2012. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  5. ↑ "Los 29 muertos en Nayarit pertenecían al cártel de Sinaloa y a 'Los Zetas'". expansion.mx. 27 May 2011. Retrieved 2022-06-23.
  6. ↑ "México: Tiroteo entre cartel de Sinaloa y Los Zetas dejó 29 muertos". rpp.pe. 27 May 2011. Retrieved 2022-06-23.

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