Monte Escobedo

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Monte Escobedo Municipality is a municipality located in the southwestern area of the Mexican state of Zacatecas. With a total population of 8,929 people, that municipality was given in 1820, when the Cortes of Cádiz in Spain was established.

The last police officer of Monte Escobedo disappeared on January 19, 2021. Two police officers resigned in December 2020; in 2013 there were 22 officers. The municipality is now completely controlled by the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG).[1]

References

  1. ^ "Desapareció el director de la policía de Monte Escobedo, Zacatecas: era el último agente que quedaba en la región". infobae (in European Spanish). Infobae. January 21, 2021. Retrieved January 21, 2021.

Coordinates: 22°18′N 103°34′W / 22.300°N 103.567°W / 22.300; -103.567