Jalisco Crash Photos: The ruins of CJNG downed Military Helicopter raises questions

Lucio R for Borderland Beat

Crash site photos raises more questions than provides answers

According to the government, the military Cougar helicopter gunned down last Friday in the  municipality of Villa Purification, Jalisco, was fired on by two RPG’s rocket launchers and was hit by two projectiles. A total of six were fired at the aircraft.  This was reported by the Monte Alejandro Rubido, national security chief and confirmed by the general of the federal police of Mexico Enrique Galindo.

They both now admit, there was not an “emergency landing”, but the aircraft went down and crashed in flames.  Rubio says there were a total of 4 aircraft in the air and CJNG shot down one, “proving their skill, or maybe just good luck.”  Further stating the missing 3 soldiers actually were in the aircraft and completely incinerated.

Rubio rays DNA studies were conducted and are complete, revealing  the three soldier perished  in the crash. 

It took 4 days to admit the aircraft crashed and had not emergency landed.  They have consistently reported 18 military and police were on board the aircraft;  of those 3 were killed, 3 missing and the remainder injured.  Noteworthy is that the feds reported on Sunday evening the total of dead in the crash was 5.

There is a major cover-up going on, greater than usual

Why hasn't there been personal details of the soldiers, police and officers been released, such as names?  Not even of the "confirmed dead"?

The casualty numbers are continually changing. Judging by the photos,  it is more likely that all perished in the crash.  The Cougar was in flames as it descended in the crash.

The greatest puzzlement is; Why were we told there were 3 "missing soldiers",  if this was what remained of the crash, why was there such a massive search for the 3 soldiers? 

If we take SEGOB at their word and DNA was done and results returned as the 3 soldiers, they had to have found the remains immediately, yet never reported that, only that the search continued for the three. 

Rubio even offered his opinion that "maybe the soldiers were hiding".  This, while by their own account remains had been discovered and were being DNA tested.

History making event

With the government confirmation that an RPG was implemented in the attack, it marks the first verified time in Mexico, an aircraft has been gunned down by an organized crime group.

In the past 2 years federal forces helicopters were damaged during operations in Michoacán.

However, in those events, a Barret 50 caliber was used in the attacks, and although damage was sustained, it was not significant or to the point of destroying an aircraft.

In Jalisco Federal forces were not only outmatched in battle, they were outsmarted, out planned, and lost to CJNG in the matchup of intelligence application.

“Operation Jalisco” was a planned operation by the feds, the clash was an event they prepared for, and not so for Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, “El Mencho”, premier leader and founder of CJNG, his attack was reactionary but seemingly ready to roll at the drop of a hat.

In the conflict Mencho demonstrated much more than his power and capabilities, he demonstrated his exceptional talent as a strategist.   He was prepared, and on point for whenever or wherever a foe would present itself.

Mencho’s edge has a component missing on the side of the good guys, he has a swollen base of corruption that assist him state wide. In his back pocket resides a corruption pool that includes, business owners, politicians, municipal and state police.  He is said to have on his payroll, a core group of corrupt federal forces stationed on the main corridors of Jalisco, Michoacán and Guerrero, they advise him of movement by the government. 

In order for the feds to gain the upper hand they must disrupt the Mencho’s coalition of corruption.  Without that, they will need a whole bunch of luck, and much better intelligence discovery and application. .

Numbers game

Casualty numbers continue to change.  Now there are 7 dead elements.  Looking at the photos the probability is great that everyone perished. Why not just announce that?  Could the answer be as simple as the feds do not want to  give the impression of being so inept in an election year as to conduct an operation to destroy a cartel, by capturing its leaders, but in the end the cartel (CJNG) had them for breakfast?  

And by keeping facts away from voters it was in their best interest? Obviously not realizing the muddy waters of the administration’s reports, makes them appear beyond untrustworthy. Especially with the transparency bill just signed by Mexico’s leader? It is all unusually odd.

Even for Mexico.