MEXICO CITY- A drone attack that injured two cops shows how Mexico’s powerful drug cartels are building up their arsenals as part of an arms race in the violent turf wars engulfing the western state of Michoacan.

Media reports said that Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG for its Spanish acronym) used drones to attack a local police headquarters earlier this week, but it was unclear which criminal group was responsible. A CJNG source in the Aguililla region told VICE World News that the group wasn’t responsible for the recent attack, and accused rivals of using the drones to « heat up the plaza » and attract police attention.

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