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Nine people were killed last Monday in separate acts of violence in Pátzcuaro, Michoacán, in a day that authorities are linking to a direct dispute between organized crime groups operating in the region. The state's Attorney General, Carlos Torres Piña, confirmed that the lines of investigation point to a confrontation between the Knights Templar Cartel and the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, two groups with a long-standing presence in the lake region and constantly vying for control of routes and illicit activities in municipalities like Pátzcuaro and its surrounding areas. One of the incidents occurred on the Uruapan-Morelia highway, on the stretch connecting Pátzcuaro with Erongarícuaro, where the bodies of two men and a woman were found inside a black Honda HR-V. Simultaneously, another confrontation left six more victims, triggering a deployment of security forces in the area. The lake region of Michoacán has been a recurring scene of these types of disputes between criminal groups, where episodes of violence often occur simultaneously at different points along the highways. Meanwhile, the Attorney General's Office continues its investigation to clarify the full sequence of events and confirm the identities of the victims, in an area that remains under increased security operations.