Tijuana security crisis caused by three-way cartel war

Homicides are at record levels and criminal groups fight for trafficking routes and control over local drug markets

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Violence in Tijuana is driven by a complex war among cartel organizations that has emerged with the growth of the New Generation Tijuana Cartel (CTNG), an alliance that began in 2016 between the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) and the Arellano Felix organization. This CTNG alliance fights against local gangs backed by the Sinaloa Cartel …