Santa Rosa de Lima: the city that faces the army to protect a leader "huachicolero"

Residents of the community of Santa Rosa de Lima, municipality of Villagrán, Guanajuato, they prevented the army from entering this area controlled by the leader "huachicolero" José Antonio Yepez Ortiz, said "El Marro", one of the most wanted criminals by the federal government.

However, When the military arrived at the scene, a group of settlers closed the pbad and began to insult the soldiers. "Oral, to bad your mother, we do not want you here, you are civil servants," shouted people.

Videos on social networks show when people follow the convoy of the army to force him to leave the area. In the group, there were mainly women and children.

To avoid clashes and aggression, the military decided to leave. Thereafter, the settlers erected barricades at the entrance of the city and burned tires, probably mobilized by "El Marro".

This is the second time that residents of Santa Rosa de Lima are preventing security forces from entering. On January 29, the army mounted an operation to enter the city, but men, women, elderly people and even children set obstacles on the roads. to prevent them.

Also on this occasion blocked the entrances and caused fires, so that the smoke prevented the visibility of the helicopters of the army, fly over the area looking for warehouses where they hide the stolen fuel.

In Santa Rosa de Lima, the authorities have located a house where probably lives "El Marro". It is a large house with parking, gardens, areas with palapas and palm trees and swimming pool. The only one with this type of comfort in this rural community that the army could not reach.

Although on this occasion, the inhabitants also blocked the motorways Salamanca-Celaya and Juventino Rosas-Celaya, The army was able to seize property in the area from which stolen fuel was distributed.

Residents of Santa Rosa de Lima have mobilized against the authorities since 2016. That year, the army left the city to participate in a march. In September 2018, she also took the ministerial police.