[83] Some of the victims had their hands tied and showed signs of having been tortured. [39] Snchez and CJNG co-founder rick Valencia Salazar, alias "El 85", departed from the CJNG and formed a new cartel called Nueva Plaza Cartel. Men claiming to speak for Mexico's most powerful drug cartel have released a video threatening to murder . The CJNG has also been accused of directly extorting businesses in the capital. 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Several other executions and attacks during the weekend brought the total number of casualties to 19 and close to 24 wounded by gunfire. Nuevo Laredo is considered a stronghold of Los Zetas,[160] although there were incursions by the Sinaloa Cartel in March 2012. The vehicle on fire was a Ford Ranger, and inside were four bodies with bulletproof vests and handcuffed. on June 28, 2021. [84] According to El Universal, at around 17:00 an undetermined number of vehicles blocked a major avenue in Boca del Ro. Staff. However, authorities did find bullet casings. (Both assertions are not wholly true, but often reflect a popular sentiment.) Gang Members Shot The Rapist And Cut His Body Into Pieces. [130] In addition, in November 2011, three men from the Milenio Cartel were arrested and linked to the massacre of the twenty-six people. [132], According to the testimonies of several family members, a group of heavily armed men abducted several people by force. In June, operatives attempted to assassinate Mexico City's police chief, Omar Garcia Harfuch - hammering his body. Cartel Jalisco New Generation (CJNG) gunmen lined up at least 17 victims and shot them during a funeral in western Mexico Sunday. "The battle for Aguililla: 27 believed killed in massacre by Jalisco cartel". [61][62][63][39] The CJNG are currently fighting the Nueva Plaza cartel for control of the city of Guadalajara, Jalisco; La Unin Tepito for Mexico City; Los Viagras and La Familia Michoacana for the states of Michoacn and Guerrero; Los Zetas in the states of Veracruz and Puebla; Crtel del Noreste in Zacatecas; the Sinaloa Cartel in Baja California, Sonora,[64] Ciudad Juarez, Zacatecas and Chiapas; as well as the Santa Rosa de Lima Cartel in Guanajuato. [171] In March 2020, it was announced that a secret six-month DEA operation known as "Operation Python" resulted in the arrest of 600 CJNG operatives and the seizure of $20 million in cash. [210], On December 20, 2022, El Mencho's brother Antonio Oseguera, alias El Tony Montana, was captured while in possession of weapons in a suburb of Guadalajara. [124][125] Stratfor believes that this major move by Los Zetas into the territory of the Sinaloa Cartel demonstrates the Zeta's ability to attack the "heart of those cartels' territories. Ildefonso Ortiz is an award-winning journalist with Breitbart Texas. [135][136][137], The chopped-up remains of 18 bodies were found inside a Toyota Sienna and Ford EcoSport near the U.S. retiree communities in Chapala, Jalisco, just south of the city of Guadalajara. In conclusion the video is accusing CJNG of kidnapping Guatemalan immigrants and killing them to spread fear in the towns. [113] According to officials, the truck had license plates from Veracruz. The CJNG has been fighting the Sinaloa Cartel in Zacatecas with one recent clash in June killing 35 people. A narco message sign was left, signed by the Cartel Jalisco New Generation (CJNG), at the scene of the execution. [138][139][140] Eighteen heads were found along the dismembered bodies; some had been frozen, others were covered in lime, and the rest were found in an advanced state of decomposition. [141] An anonymous call alerted the police to the abandoned vehicles, which were found by the side of a highway early in the morning on 9 May 2012. The Thief Was Not Burned, Only Frightened 2 442 6 2. [37][30][55] More recently, tensions have also begun to rise with the CJNG's arch-rival, the Sinaloa Cartel within the states of Chiapas and Zacatecas. [90] Then the man with the microphone states that the Matazetas are "warriors without a face, but proudly Mexicans,"[90] and that their objective is to eradicate Los Zetas. The group has shown it may be focusing on entering the capital, after a brazen attack against Mexico Citys public security secretary in June 2020. [54] While this cartel is best known for its fights against the Zetas and Templarios, it has also fought La Resistencia for control of Aguililla, Michoacn and its surrounding territories. [95] The third and final house contained one body. 973 2 0. Each episode explores stories where criminalisation. [90] They apologized for the massacres in Veracruz but reiterated their efforts to fight off Los Zetas, who, they claimed, "are not invincible. ISIS-style execution videos have become increasingly . [120] Upon the arrest of several members of the cartel, the authorities confirmed in August 2012 that the CJNG was responsible for killing five journalists in Veracruz. El tipo ruega para que dejen la tortura y lo maten de una vez, pero ellos al ver que el . [207] According to a statement released by the Mexican Attorney General's Office, he is suspected of gunning down Judge Uriel Villegas Ortiz and his wife, Veronica Barajas, on 16 June 2020 and leading 29 April 2020 abduction of Colima state Representative Anel Bueno Sanchez, whose body was found in a clandestine grave on 2 June 2020. [204][174], On 10 April 2020, Oseguera's Chicago area lieutenant Luis Alderate was arrested. "[192] On 18 March 2012, Jos Guadalupe Serna Padilla, another ranking lieutenant in the cartel, was captured along with another cartel member as well. [175] The move came after armed assailants stormed a live CJNG-provided concert on 29 May 2020 in the Veracruz city of Tierra Blanca, injuring two and killing six. The "40" in the message is a reference to Miguel Trevio Morales, a top leader of Los Zetas based in Nuevo Laredo, and longtime adversary of Joaqun Guzmn. Execution . [206], On 1 July 2020, it was announced that CJNG hitman Jaime Tafolla Ortega, a.k.a. [117], On 3 May 2012 in Boca del Ro, Veracruz, three photojournalists who covered the crime events in Veracruz were slain and dumped in several plastic bags in a canal. [205] On 11 April 2020, CJNG cell leader Mara del Carmen Albarrn was arrested in the Venustiano Carranza borough of Mexico City. The message also suggests the differences in the modus operandi of Los Zetas and the Sinaloa Cartel, because as authors of InSight Crime allege, the Zetas have a reputation of operating through extortion, kidnappings, robberies, and other illicit activities; in contrast, the Sinaloa Cartel is known simply for drug trafficking. Mexican drug cartels Execution. [67] Vigilantism is one way in which these communities are resisting the control of cartels and the government. It is also strong, although facing stern rivalries, in strategic areas such as Sonora as well as the border cities of Tijuana and Jurez, Tierra Caliente the area which covers parts of Michoacn, Guerrero, and the State of Mexico, as well as the Riviera Maya. [211] El Tony Montana was said to have overseen violent actions and logistics, and bought weapons and laundered money for the cartel. The "H" is presumably Hctor Beltrn Leyva, the last remaining brother of the Beltrn Leyva Cartel. Mexico City, MEXICO Mexico's ruthless Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generacin (CJNG) is stretching its criminal empire south into Central and South America by making alliances, threatening. [153] Officials stated that they found a "message signed by a criminal group," but they did not release the content of the note,[154] nor if those killed were members of Los Zetas or of the Gulf Cartel. You can. [158] The message read the following: We have begun to clear Nuevo Laredo of Zetas because we want a free city and so you can live in peace. [39], On 7 April 2015, the CJNG ambushed and killed 15 Mexican police officers and seriously injured five others. The executioners claim the men were kidnappers, a favorite term in attempting to gain empathy for their actions, as if justified. [5] Despite alliances with the weakened Tijuana Cartel, the CJNG failed to weaken the Sinaloa Cartel's control over criminal activities in Tijuana. [176] Those killed included the regional CJNG leader, and also owner of the local El Sol de Tierra Blanca newspaper, Francisco Navarette Serna and the full lineup of La Calle, the band Serna was performing with. 110 Fit-Understanding997 10 mo. [87] Consequently, the stunned motorists began to grab their cellphones and post messages on Twitter warning other drivers to avoid the area. The cartel simpyly recording this guy dying in agony. Following the message of the Matazetas to eradicate the Knights Templar Cartel in the state of Michoacn, 21 bodies have been found throughout several different municipalities of the state as of 12 April 2012. This territory has a new proprietor. As of 2020, CJNG is believed to have killed thousands of civilians (Sieff 2020). Nevertheless, Guzmn retreated after a few years of bloody turf wars. [5] However, CJNG still had strongholds in the Mexican states of Jalisco, Guanajuato, Quertaro, Hidalgo and Veracruz. CJNG is blamed along with the infamous Sinaloa Cartel for the bulk of illegal drugs saturating the U.S. and killing more than 83,000 people in a 12-month period ending in July 2020. [212], According to the Secretariat of Finance and Public Credit in Mexico City, the cartel has territory within the regions of Jalisco, Nayarit, Aguascalientes, Colima, Guanajuato, Veracruz, Baja California, Baja California Sur, Sonora, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Zacatecas, the Islas Maras, Sinaloa, Michoacn, Guerrero, Oaxaca, Quintana Roo, Chiapas, Tabasco, Quertaro, Tamaulipas, Hidalgo, San Luis Potos, Edomex, Morelos and Puebla. [112] On 25 December 2011 near Tampico, Tamaulipas, a city on the border with Veracruz, 13 bodies were found inside an 18-wheeler truck. CJNG took credit for the mass execution, and even displayed slight remorse (more so crocodile tears, but who is to judge). At the time of the bombing, the consulate general office was closed and no injuries were sustained. The Jalisco Cartel defeated La Resistencia and took control of the Millenio Cartel's smuggling networks. [142] They were consequently towed to government offices to unload the bodies. [186] By this point in time, Mezcales, which previously acted as the CJNG's local enforcers, were no longer affiliated with CJNG. [150] Then they went on to say that the CJNG was going to start a turf war "against the Knights Templar Cartel, who were reportedly "abusing of innocent people" and operating through "kidnappings, extortion, protection racketeering, property theft, and rape.