VERACRUZ (MEXICO): Mexican army units clashed with suspected drug traffickers on Wednesday in Veracruz and Sinaloa states, killing a total of 16 people, the army said.
In Panuco, Veracruz state, eight suspected traffickers were killed in fighting with members of an army unit, army commander Carlos Aguilar said without adding further details.
In another incident in the same state, two suspected traffickers were killed in a clash with the army in the town of Coatzintla, Aguilar added.
The federal government two months ago sent military and police reinforcements to Veraruz, on the Gulf of Mexico, which has been rocked by violence blamed on the Zetas cartel.
The Zetas -- former hitmen for the Gulf cartel -- have spread fear with kidnappings and killings across Mexico and also in Guatemala in recent years.
In Sinaloa state on the Pacific coast, prosecutors said six suspected drug traffickers were killed in army and police operations in the towns of Guasave and Ahome.
More than 45,000 people have been killed in growing drug-related violence in Mexico since December 2006, when the government launched a military-led crackdown on the country's powerful drug cartels.
In Panuco, Veracruz state, eight suspected traffickers were killed in fighting with members of an army unit, army commander Carlos Aguilar said without adding further details.
In another incident in the same state, two suspected traffickers were killed in a clash with the army in the town of Coatzintla, Aguilar added.
The federal government two months ago sent military and police reinforcements to Veraruz, on the Gulf of Mexico, which has been rocked by violence blamed on the Zetas cartel.
The Zetas -- former hitmen for the Gulf cartel -- have spread fear with kidnappings and killings across Mexico and also in Guatemala in recent years.
In Sinaloa state on the Pacific coast, prosecutors said six suspected drug traffickers were killed in army and police operations in the towns of Guasave and Ahome.
More than 45,000 people have been killed in growing drug-related violence in Mexico since December 2006, when the government launched a military-led crackdown on the country's powerful drug cartels.
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