Cartel Shootout Kills 21 Just 12 Miles From Arizona Border

A massive shootout between rival drug and people-smuggling gangs left 21 people dead just 12 miles south of the border with Arizona, Mexican authorities say. The clash erupted in a remote area along a prime smuggling corridor in Sonora state, AP reports. All the dead are believed to be gang members. Police arrested 9 people—6 of whom had been wounded in the battle—and seized weapons and several bullet-riddled vehicles.
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