This municipality, where federal forces clashed with criminals on Friday, is located on the Vista Hermosa-Yurécuaro corridor used by organized crime to store and move drugs to Jalisco, Michoacán and Colima.
According to the latest report from the Attorney General's Office (PGR) nine cartels operate in Mexico: Sinaloa, Jalisco New Generation, Los Zetas, Gulf, Tijuana, Beltrán Leyva, Juárez, Familia Michoacana and Knights Templar.