Crime
Narcos Set Fire to 25 Femsa Convenience Stores in Mexico
- Femsa says stores were partially or totally burned down
- Cartel members blocked roads, lit fire to cabs, buses, stores
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Drug cartel members set fire to 25 shops owned by Latin America’s largest convenience store operator as they clashed with the military in the streets of central Mexico, a sign of the destructive scope of narco gangs in the country and the limited capacity to contain them.
The Oxxo stores, owned by Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB, were partially or completely burned down during the confrontations on Tuesday night in the state of Guanajuato, the company said in response to questions. No workers or clients were hurt, said Femsa, as the company is known.