The infamous toy distribution of “Mencho”, Mexico’s most wanted criminal, on Children’s Day

Under a zenithal sun, the children parade one after the other, applauding “Sir Mencho“, Mexico’s most dangerous and wanted criminal, as a token of appreciation for the distribution of toys from the Jalisco Next Generation Cartel (CJNG) who besieged them from the low mountain of the state of Jalisco.

It is Child’s DayAlthough the city and state police force the pulse a little harder, gunmen gave gifts to the miners in broad daylight. In Jalisco, the so-called four letter cartel has a long tradition. People cry out for Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, the Mencho, which made the state its main stronghold.

The hosts of the CJNG marched through the towns. They wore caps and unlike other occasions they wore no tactical gear or weapons. Dust from the dirt roads covered everything and the sun did not twist its arm. “To three all at the same time … Thank you, Mr. Mencho!” 1 … 2 … 3 ″, said one of the subjects.

In 2019, the strategy of giving toys to children in poor communities in Veracruz paid off. The government of Cuitláhuac García he was forced to react to the national alarm. Garcia he assumed that the authorities in the delivery zones and their alleged links with criminal organizations would be investigated. The practice has also been denounced in other states such as Tamaulipas Yes Guanajuato.

The seal of the CJNG in Jalisco is that of violence. Six years ago, on May 1, 2015, the cartel caused chaos by cutting off streets and highways in the country’s second largest city Guadalajara Jalisco), and shot down a military helicopter with a rocket launcher. a typical action of terrorist groups.

That day, the hitmen carried out various bloody actions against police officers and soldiers in which there was 17 dead. The capacity of the state has been called into question.

This is not the first time that the CJNG has been present with the gift delivery. On April 17, in the middle of the elections in Jalisco, the criminal organization appeared, according to information disseminated on social networks, in the municipality of Jilotlán, where it delivered food to the population.

Pictures and videos have appeared on the internet, where residents are seen receiving bags containing basic food and the logo of the cartel.

A similar situation occurred last year, at the start of the pandemic due to coronavirus. In local digital newspapers, they published photos of people receiving boxes with food. The images, unclear, a logo of a rooster appears on the silhouette of the State of Jalisco under the caption “El Señor de los Gallos, Mencho, with the people“.

Located on the south coast of Jalisco, the Municipality of Jilotlán It is a strategic territory for criminal groups for the production and supply of precursors. It has been identified as a core area of ​​influence near Nemesio Oseguera, aka el Mencho, alleged leader of the Jalisco Nueva Generación cartel.

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