Tula prison break

At around 4am on 1 December 2021, gangsters arrived at the building, they proceeded to car-ram and then blow up a pair of vehicles, catching the prison guards' attention. Gunshots were fired by the criminals. Just as local security forces began to react, two more cars exploded, allowing the gang to successfully storm the jail. == Aftermath ==

Nine inmates were freed, including José Artemio Maldonado Mejía, more well known as "El Michoacano", a local drug lord and head of a Mexican drug cartel, the Pueblos Unidos. Two law enforcement officers, one a policeman and the second a guard, were injured in the attack. == References ==