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A large-scale prison breakout took place in the beach resort town of Puerto Vallarta, where a group of cartel gunmen helped break out 23 inmates. The large-scale operation went largely unnoticed earlier this week as Cartel Jalisco New Generation spread terror throughout Mexico following the death of their leader, Ruben Nemesio \u201cEl Mencho\u201d Oseguera.<\/p>\n
The prison breakout took place near Puerto Vallarta at the Ixtapa prison facility, revealed the state\u2019s Public Safety Director, Juan Pablo Hernandez. A group of gunmen arrived at the state prison compound, firing shots into the building, leading to a shootout with prison guards. During the attack, prisoners began to riot, which further spread chaos in the facility.<\/p>\n
The gunmen used an armored vehicle to ram one of the prison gates, knocking it partially down, which allowed 23 inmates to escape. According to Hernandez, authorities carried out a headcount of the prison and confirmed the identities of the 23 escaped inmates. These include some who are considered \u201chigh-risk\u201d individuals. State officials have been coordinating with federal authorities to locate them.<\/p>\n
While a large-scale prison breakout should have been headline news in Mexico, the incident went largely unnoticed last Sunday, following the highly publicized death of terrorist leader El Mencho and the chaos unleashed by his cartel in the aftermath, which brought Mexico to a standstill.<\/p>\n