Another seven members of the drug cartel were liquidated as a result of a special operation by the police, prosecutors and the army in the Mexican state of Coahuila, launched the day before due to an attack by a group of militants on the administration of the municipality of Villa Union, the total number of victims reached 21.

According to witnesses, the alleged members of the drug cartel of the North-West arrived in a town with a population of five thousand inhabitants in seven cars and opened fire on government agencies.

“Armed gunmen stormed Villa Union, a town near the Texas border with Coahuila state, on Saturday and attacked local government offices, including that of the mayor. Security forces responded, and 10 gunmen and four policemen were killed during the resulting shootout in the village. Seven additional cartel members were killed by security forces after the attackers fled,” VOX reported.