Guadalajara—Gunmen stormed a bar and kidnapped at least 10 people Monday in the Mexican resort city of Puerto Vallarta, state prosecutors said, linking it to a war between rival gangs. Chief prosecutor Eduardo Almaguer said that between “10 and 12” people had been kidnapped. “There’s a very clear suspicion that (the victims) were members of a criminal group. “The kidnappers are believed to be members of a rival group.”Four luxury cars believed to belong to the victims were found abandoned outside the restaurant. Jalisco New Generation has become one of violence-plagued Mexico’s most powerful drug gangs in recent months by defying the authorities with a series of brazen attacks and ambushes.

Source: The Standard August 16, 2016 14:01 UTC