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Mexican Authorities Rescue Eight Jalisco Cartel Victims, Arrest Six

By Drooid · Sep 12, 2026, 6:38 AM UTC · How we work

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Mexican authorities rescued eight people forcibly recruited by the Jalisco New Generation Cartel at a hidden clinic in Tecalitlan.
Six suspected guards, aged 21 to 48, were arrested.
Authorities seized illegal drugs, weapons and ammunition at the clinic.
Jalisco has one of Mexico’s highest missing-person rates, with an estimated 134,000 people missing nationwide.
Mexico’s government disabled more than 1,700 social-media profiles promoting fake job offers.

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Story summary

Mexican authorities rescued eight people forcibly recruited by the Jalisco New Generation Cartel at a hidden clinic in Tecalitlan.
Six suspected guards, aged 21 to 48, were arrested.
Authorities seized illegal drugs, weapons and ammunition at the clinic.
Jalisco has one of Mexico’s highest missing-person rates, with an estimated 134,000 people missing nationwide.
Mexico’s government disabled more than 1,700 social-media profiles promoting fake job offers.