Roadway Bombs Planted by Drug Cartel in Mexico Kill 4 Police Officers, 2 Civilians

Army personnel, Jalisco prosecutors and forensic experts collect evidence after an explosives attack against police officers and staff from the state prosecutor's office in Tlajomulco de Zuniga, a suburb of the city of Guadalajara in Jalisco State, Mexico, on July 12, 2023. Ulises Ruiz/AFP via Getty Images

MEXICO CITY—A drug cartel set off a coordinated series of seven roadway bombs in western Mexico that killed four police officers and two civilians, officials said Wednesday. The governor of Jalisco state said the explosions were “a trap” set by the cartel to kill law enforcement personnel.

Luis Méndez, the chief prosecutor of Jalisco state, said the blasts late Tuesday in the township of Tlajomulco were so powerful they left craters in the road, destroyed at least four vehicles and wounded 14 other people.