The Western Mexico state of Jalisco is one of the most brutal places in Mexico and the most recent act of violence that happened there was when five dead bodies were found piled inside a bulletproof SUV.
Mexico's Attorney General's Office said five properties of Guadalajara Cartel founder Rafael Caro Quintero in Jalisco state will soon be confiscated in light of a court ruling.
Plaza Andares in Zapopan, Jalisco is one of the busiest shopping malls in Mexico. It was soon rocked as elements of the Mexican Army and the National Guard engaged members of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) in an intense firefight.
The Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) is considered one of Mexico's most violent drug cartels. After one of its most notorious plaza bosses, Ricardo Ruiz Velasco, was arrested, the cartel showed how violent they really are.
Jalisco state will become only the second state in Mexico to export the fruit known as "green gold" to the United States. Its neighboring state, Michoacan, used to be the only state authorized to export the fruit to the U.S. market.
The Secretariat of National Defense has deployed 500 military personnel to reinforce the Metropolitan Area of Guadalajara due to the rising rates of violence in the state.
As the number of missing persons in Mexico continues to rise, around 6,249 unidentified bodies are now being held by the Jalisco Institute of Forensic Sciences.
Mexico's highest court on Jan. 26 legalized same-sex marriage in Jalisco state, which is home to more than 7 million inhabitants and contains the country's second-largest city, Guadalajara.