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Weekly Report - 7 May 2015 (WR-15-18)
MEXICO: Jalisco erupts
A wave of violence across the state of Jalisco on 1 May, including the dramatic shooting down of a helicopter with a rocket-propelled grenade (RPG), is being seen as an important turning point, marking the emergence of the Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG) as one of the fastest growing criminal organisations in Mexico, and adding yet another ‘problem state’ to the list of security issues facing the federal government of President Enrique Peña Nieto.
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