| Conflict: | Battle of Ruíz |
| Partof: | the Mexican Drug War |
| Date: | May 25 2011 |
| Place: | Ruiz, Nayarit, Mexico |
| Result: | Sinaloa Cartel victory |
| Combatant1: | Sinaloa Cartel |
| Combatant2: | Los Zetas |
| Strength1: | Unknown |
| Strength2: | A convoy with lot of trucks and two Narco tanks |
| Casualties1: | Unknown, light |
| Casualties2: | Unknown, heavy |
| Casualties3: | 29 deaths, 4 injured and one Narco tank destroyed[1] |
The Battle of Ruíz was one of the most violent clashes between criminal organizations in Mexico between Sinaloa Cartel and Los Zetas.
After the split from Gulf Cartel, Los Zetas started its ex-ally and the other rival cartels.[2] Gulf Cartel, Sinaloa Cartel and La Familia Michoacana formed a coalition to oppose Los Zetas, who formed their own coalition in turn with the Juárez Cartel and the Beltrán-Leyva Cartel starting violent clashes all over Mexico.[3] [4] On 25 may 2011, near Ruiz, Nayarit, Sinaloa Cartel attacked a convoy of Los Zetas, starting a violent battle in which two Narco tanks were used.[5] At the end of the battle, one of the most violent among drug cartels, there were a total of 29 dead, including a Guatemalan, 3 wounded and a narco tank destroyed. According to the police, the casualties were mostly Zeta gunmen.[6]