The Examiner
ACAPULCO, Mexico — The Mexico prison stormed by six gunmen dressed as police and pretending to deliver a new inmate ended with the death of nine people. The prison that was stormed in Iguala, Mexico, is only about 130 miles northeast of Acapulco in the state of Guerrero. According to a Jan. 4, 2014, AFP report, Guerrero “has become the deadliest state in Mexico, with 2,310 murders in 2012 and 1,916 in the first 11 months of 2013 amid deadly turf battles between drug gangs.”
Friday’s storm of the Iguala prison reflects the increase of crime in Mexico. A recent report by the National Human Rights Commission states that violence has increased in Mexico inside and outside of prison. “More than 239,000 people are housed in Mexican prisons, exceeding capacity by 45,000 inmates.”
According to prosecutors, Friday’s Mexico prison storm began when six gunmen, posing as public officials, were able to enter the prison “by fooling a guard into thinking they were delivering an inmate some time after midnight. Once in the prison, the armed group started a confrontation against inmates and later against guards in a security tower.”
Full story: Mexico prison stormed: 6 gunmen posed as police fool guard, 9 killed in shootout