Through a video circulated on social networks, at least four trucks could be seen on fire near Lázaro Cárdenas, Michoacán. The recordings were shared during the afternoon of Tuesday, November 22.
According to reports, the attacks were the result of the refusal to pay the extortion money demanded by organized crime groups from local producers, so they burned trucks full of produce.
In the same area, on November 18, Michoacán authorities reported the arrest of two men allegedly responsible for the kidnapping and murder of the secretary of an Ocampo city council official and his father.
On Wednesday, November 28, the former secretary of the city council Omar Daniel Colín and Juan Colín Vanegas were found dead inside a van in the municipality of Zitacuaro.
Through a statement, the Michoacán State Attorney General’s Office ( FGE ) reported the capture of two individuals identified as Alfonso “N” and Martín “N”, the alleged perpetrators of the executions.
According to documents from the Secretary of National Defense ( Sedena ), leaked by the Guacamaya hacker group, various mayors of Michoacán are linked to the criminal group Cártel Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG), which could be seen in the absence of police in areas where cartel activities are common and most crimes are committed with impunity.
Through a report from the National Intelligence Center dated September 13, 2021, it was reported that at least 18 public servants in the state have ties to CJNG.
Ana Lilia Manzo , mayor of Cojumatlán, was identified as one with cartel connections; Manuel Gálvez, mayor of Sahuayo, was also identified, along with Jorge Luis Anguiano, mayor of Marcos Castellanos. Others include the mayor of Jiquilpan, José Elías Barajas, and Isidro Mosqeda, mayor of Jacona.
Also, the mayor of Vista Hermosa, José Dolores Martínez; Francisca Licea, mayor of Tanhuato; mayor Jesús Infante and mayor Hermes Arnulfo Pacheco.
Many have connections to the President of Mexico and the political party, Morena, which he founded and leads.
Five individuals from the Morena-PT coalition identified with alleged ties to the drug trafficker were Rosa Elia Milán, Alejandro Correa Gómez, José Luis Téllez, Artemio Moriya, and Vicente Gómez.
On another occasion, elements of the Army repelled the attack by a group of armed men linked to the Pájaros Sierra group, the result was five men were killed.
The events occurred last Wednesday, November 16 in Michoacán, and it was also reported that in addition to the individuals killed there were two other men who presented injuries as a result of the armed confrontation. On that occasion, local media reported that various weapons were confiscated from the attackers.
Through a video circulated on social networks, at least four trucks could be seen on fire near Lázaro Cárdenas, Michoacán. The . . .
