# Mexican authorities rescue eight from violent cartel’s secret site

https://mins.news/en/item/55492

- Al Jazeera, 2026-09-12 03:32 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/12/mexican-authorities-rescue-eight-from-violent-cartels-secret-site?traffic_source=rss

> Mexican law enforcement says it rescued eight people allegedly forced into the Jalisco New Generation Cartel at a clandestine clinic in Tecalitlan, Jalisco. Authorities arrested six suspected guards and seized illegal drugs, weapons and ammunition; two of those rescued were using crutches.

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