“El Mayo”, Caro Quintero and the CJNG: the fight against drugs that threaten Mexico City

The interests of the big drug lords in the nation’s capital are no small if it is seen as a potential home consumption market, hence the traces of drug trafficking leaders such as Ismael Zambada Garcia, May; Rafael Caro Quintero Yes Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, The Mencho.

So many May as Caro Quintero are part of the same criminal faction by the American authorities: the Sinaloa Cartel. Although the so-called Narco of Narcos had indicated after his release from prison in 2013 that he would leave the company, his operations were notable in the Sonoran Desert under the command of the Caborca ​​Cartel and, insurance last month, showed its extensions in Mexico City.

While Oseguera Cervantes continues to besiege its establishment in the Mexican Republic, as he has done over the past decade as the head of Jalisco Next Generation Cartel (CJNG). Precisely in the capital of the country, with its alliances with local groups, The CJNG attacked the Secretary of Security in June 2020. Omar Garcia Harfuch He was hospitalized and two of his bodyguards fell into the harsh confrontation.

While, The country’s capital was a haven for drug lords from various cartels, before and during the growth of local factions like Union Tepito; Recent mega seizures of cocaine have revealed that the center of the country is under siege by criminal groups with transnational interests. This had not been detected in the current administration and more, with periods so close.

The journalist specializing in drug trafficking in the capital, Antonio Nieto, emphasized for this media that, precisely, La Unión Tepito has shown that The bubble in Mexico City had shattered, as this organization left dismembered bodies, hanged narcomas, and caused shootings in areas like Garibaldi, one of the most touristic places in the country.

“The huge market for drug users in the Valley of Mexico is almost as affordable as smuggling a certain amount of cocaine into the United States.. Being such a rich potential market, the cartels must turn to the capital ”, he mentioned organizations such as the Sinaloa Cartel and the Jalisco Next Generation Cartel They intend to extend their influences in the entity governed by Claudia Sheinbaum.

Was the past January 13 when the police of the capital arrested Rodolfo Moreno Yes Marco Munguía, as they drove in a white BMW, armed and with five packets of cocaine, by Avenida Presidente Tomb of the exclusive colony Polanco.

According to the authorities’ report, the two men aged 21 and 27 they noticed the police presence, accelerated the march and tried to change direction. That is why they were arrested. When they got off, they were inspected and located for drugs, as well as two short weapons including one gold plated. The two subjects were located as operators of May Zambada.

“It should be noted that, according to a sample of information, it was found that The detainees are from Sinaloa and Sonora, respectively, and the oldest of them is apparently linked to a criminal cell that operates in that state.“Says the police report. At the same time, he added that the latter subject would also be required abroad.

Yes on the night of January 18, an overturned truck which, when put on four wheels, dropped one of the 475 packets of cocaine inside, whose weight was finally calculated to be 557 kilograms. These events took place on Río San Juan Joaquín and Tercer Anillo de Circunvalación avenues, in the Lomas de Sotelo neighborhood, office of the mayor of Miguel Hidalgo.

The cocaine was locked up, covered with tarps in one of the compartments of the unit. According to the author of the book Chilango Cartel, Antonio Nieto, the goods would be Caro Quintero, The Narco of Narcos.

In the most recent events, has occurred February 4, the authorities of the capital in coordination with the army, assured 803 kilograms of cocaine in an address of the mayor’s office in Tlalpan. According to the Secretariat of National Defense (Sedena) the value of the drug is 300 million 800 thousand pesos.

Although security sources have not confirmed which group the drug belongs to, Press versions have already recorded through the prosecutor’s office in the capital that, in fact, the drugs belong to the Sinaloa cartel, entity from which Gerardo C., 34, and Carlos C., 57, are detained in the luxurious apartment in Calle Portillo, Fraccionamiento Coapa Súper 4.

But versions by journalist Antonio Nieto have indicated that the drug may have come from a subject known as The Pilo, a former ally of the Sinaloan faction.

Derived from Tlalpan shares 11 long guns of various calibers were seized, four short guns, cell phone equipment, various documents and three vehicles, at least two luxury.

The next day and following the intelligence work, it was possible to locate a warehouse in the municipality of Nezahualcóyotl, State of Mexico. Agents from Sedna and the Attorney General’s Office arrived until number 386 Basílica de Guadalupe Street, corner with Glorieta de Colón, Colonia Evolución.

There they found packages of cocaine in two vehicles with secret compartments. The total weight was determined by 830 kg with a price evaluated at 300 million 584 thousand pesos. The seizures in Tlalpan and Nezahualcóyotl are both linked to the same case, according to federal authorities.

Especially the reference price is calculated for the national market. If transported abroad, the value of the drug would increase dramatically. It should be noted that the Sedena report mentions insurance for prevent them from being consumed by young Mexicans.

According to the drug trafficking map presented by the Financial Intelligence Unit, the following entities operate in the country’s capital: La Unión Tepito, the Sinaloa cartel and CJNG. The latter gradually progressed through their cells to dominate the dirty markets of drug trafficking and extortion.

In 2020, it had been documented that The CJNG has supported drug traffickers from at least nine municipalities: Gustavo A. Madero, Cuauhtémoc, Tlalpan, Xochimilco, Milpa Alta, Tláhuac, Benito Juárez, Miguel Hidalgo and Cuajimalpa.

The prosecution of the capital ensures for its part that this criminal organization has infiltrated the streets of Azcapotzalco Yes Miguel Hidalgo. His advance with these mayors located to the west of the city gave rise to various multihomicides.

The capital presence of This transnational cartel began when Luis Eusebuio Duke, a former police officer from Mexico City, meet José Pineda, The hornet, in prison.

The hornet he was a trusted man of Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes and since he met The Duke, the detainees joined forces behind bars.

With the help of The Duke, the CJNG is established in the capital in alliance with Jorge Flores Conchas, Cakes, leader of the Anti Union, which launched a bloody war against La Unión Tepito for a land dispute and for revenge for the death of his brother Uriel.

In turn, the CJNG formed an alliance with the Tláhuac Cartel to gain control of the faction that emerged from Barrio Bravo.

Despite the fact that the aforementioned events are hardly indications and that the authorities did not detail a solid presence of the two main cartels in the capital, the truth is that these groups have all the capacities in human, monetary, in power. fire to challenge the place Punishment. Although it remains to be seen what would be the reaction of La Unión Tepito, the dominant group to the maximum; if you agree to meddle with your fortress, you cooperate or entrench yourself against the “invaders”.

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