Mexico: Jalisco Cartel, Los Mezcales Cartel Engage in Bloody Spree That Saw Human Remains Left in Garbage Bag
Another weekend of bloodshed hit Mexico's Colima State as the Jalisco cartel, and Los Mezcales cartel continued to fight for control of territory.
According to Daily Star, several deaths were reported in Coloma as violent attacks and executions continued amid the two Mexican drug cartels' turf war.
One of the notable deaths recorded included the discovery of a corpse inside a plastic garbage bag. The waste disposal bag with the human body was found outside a home in Villa de Alvarez in Colima last weekend.
Hours after the discovery, shootouts reportedly occurred in a nearby neighborhood of Juan José Ríos, where gunmen opened fire out of a car window.
One man was reportedly killed, and another was injured and rushed to a hospital. The man sustained multiple wounds over various parts of his body, including chest, abdomen, right arm, and collarbone.
Another shootout broke out in Villa de Alvarez that resulted in a man being shot in the head. On the evening of February 13, Coloma saw a Molotov cocktail thrown at a truck, causing the vehicle to explode.
That same night, another man in the Alfredo V Bonfil neighborhood in Villa de Álvarez was reportedly injured from flying shrapnel after armed men on a motorcycle opened fire at him.
Colima is commonly used as a drug smuggling route to the United States.
Jalisco Cartel Expands Threat to Other State in Mexico
Colima is not the only Jalisco cartel-plagued state. The Daily Star reported that the Jalisco New Generation Cartel or Cartel de Jalisco Nueva Generacion (CJNG) have issued a warning to Governor Alfredo Ramírez Bedolla of Mexico's state of Michoacan.
In a video, alleged members of the Jalisco cartel told Bedolla that they were "coming after everyone," and asked him to disarm "fake Self Defence Forces" and the rival gang "Los Viagras," who are allied with United Cartels.
The Jalisco Cartel accused the governor of not fulfilling his agreement to disarm self-defense groups and rivals as they pose in the video holding firearms.
The cartel also claimed that the state government was receiving money from their rivals and blamed officials for ruining Michoacan.
"Stop supporting them by sending the government to attack us. And we can take care of the rest... This also goes out to all the mayors supporting these f***ing thieves, and who won't get with the program. Do your jobs and don't receive money from them," the CJNG members said in the video translated by Borderland Beat.
For this reason, the Jalisco cartel said the state "is now full of homicides, robberies, kidnappings, extortions, and fee collections."
"Mr. Governor don't support these scumbags anymore... Don't forget the arrangement you had with us. Get back to doing your job and start cleaning your name and state," the CJNG noted.
The Jalisco Cartel in Mexico
The Jalisco New Generation Cartel is considered one of Mexico's most dangerous and powerful drug cartels. It is allegedly involved in mass graves, kidnappings, acid baths, and video recording beheadings.
The Jalisco cartel had risen to power after Mexican security forces killed former Sinaloa cartel capo Ignacio Coronel in July 2010.
Two groups fought for control of the drug trafficking in Jalisco state upon Coronel's death. The Torcidos and La Resistencia were the two factions that fought.
The Torcidos now became the Jalisco cartel and rose as the successors to the Sinaloan cap's network in the region, according to an InsightCrime report.
Nemesio "El Mencho" Oseguera is currently leading the Jalisco cartel. The U.S. government has offered a $10 million reward for information leading to his arrest as he continues to evade capture. Mexico, on the other hand, has offered a reward of 30 million pesos or US$1.6 million.
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Written by: Joshua Summers
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