There has been a shift
in cartel control of Guerrero. Whereas
some groups have spread their territorial ground, at least one has advanced from a small cell
to a full-fledged cartel. The shift
occurred when Guerrero Unidos, once having a strong hold in key areas, became
greatly weakened. G.U. became weakened
after the Iguala massacre of 49 presumed dead, including 43 normalistas (students)
still unaccounted for. The story went
global and public pressure for answers unrelenting. This resulted in the killing and arrests of
many G.U. leaders, as G.U. is the cartel pointed at as responsible for the
killings. G.U. still has control, albeit
tentative, of the much sought after drug hub Iguala. Despite federal and
state forces present in Iguala, violence is far from unabated, in fact many of
those on the ground report it has only become worse.
As for Cartel Jalisco
New Generation, their operational control is primarily along the upper coast, adjacent
to Lazaro Cárdenas port and Michoacán. Michoacán is the birthplace of CJNG’s
premier leader El Mencho, a territory he sought after, and subsequent to
the crumbling of Caballeros Templarios, he now has prominent control of. To read the full story,
in Spanish, use this link…..L.R.
The report was based on
investigation of the (federal) Criminal Agency of the attorney general (PGR), Information and Analysis to Combat Crime, dated March 8th.
The document also
claims that there are 5 other groups operating in Guerrero; Guerreros Unidos,
La Familia Michoacana, Los Granados, La Empresa, and Cartel Jalisco New
Generation (CJNG). The report attributes these eight groups to the high episode of violence, and homicide
that has erupted in the past couple of years.
Guerrero now holds the undesirable title of most violent state in
Mexico.
That is the new setting
of drug trafficking in Guerrero, and surprisingly, the PGR has reclassified the
status of Los Rojos, and Los Ardillos,
groups that used to exercise its activities in the area from
Chilpancingo to Chilapa de Álvarez, for which in recent years they have
fiercely clashed for control.
Even more surprising
that the PGR grants to the cartel category, Los Ardillos because of its modus
vivendi, belonging to a group that plagued the region of Quechultenango, where
they originated, their leaders are the
brothers of former PRD local deputy (something on the lines of congressman)
Bernardo Ortega Jimenez .
Unlike Los Rojos,
created from BLO (Beltran Leyva Brothers) having more leeway state wide, Los
Ardillos seemed constrained to their place of origin, but took advantage of the
passivity, or complicity, of the authorities, which allowed them the spread out
and appear in Acapulco.
This action corresponds
to the governments of Ángel Aguirre Rivero and
Rogelio Ortega Martínez, whose governments date the migration and
mutation of Los Ardillos into a cartel.
But, the PGR report is incomplete. The state prosecutor, Xavier
Olea Peláez said in January of this
year, that Guerrero now has about 50
operating criminal groups but said that none of them is a large organization
but rather "small cells" formed by five or six people.
Also missing in the
report in the large group of Cártel de la Sierra. The commander, at the time, of
the eighth naval region, (he later became public secretary of the state)
released a map
Four years ago, in
November 2012, Sergio Lara Montellanos, then commander of the Eighth Naval Region,
(who later became secretary of Public Security of the state), released a map of
the criminal structure of Guerrero that included gangs in the neighborhoods of
Acapulco.
In the premier level, were included Los Zetas and the Gulf Cartel. On
a second level were regional criminal groups, which the Navy called
"street gangs or superpandillas" among those listed were La Barredora
and its enforcer group, el Comando del
Diablo alsoLos Rojos, Los Pelones, La Familia Michoacana and Guerreros
Unidos. The Ardillos were not on the
list at that level.
On the third level the Navy listed, groups of less than five members.
In a course of four
years, there has been a significant change in the criminal structure primarily
in Acapulco but also the state. However,
among the changes of the Navy map is the striking growth of Los Ardillos, and
that regional criminal groups have became a threat of larger scale criminality
in the state.
Xavier Olea Pelaez is too busy exhonerating pederasta tourists caught in the act and blaming the parents of the children, he ain't gonna know nothing about drug cartel gossip and chismes...
ReplyDeletehttp://www.surdigital.com.mx/2016/05/03/detienen-al-churros-jefe-de-plaza-de-guerreros-unidos-en-buena-vista-de-cuellar/
ReplyDeleteSo Guerrero is a royal rumble of cartels and street gangs going at it...los granados are still blo??? Or am I confusing Rogacinos "el roga" people with them ??
ReplyDeletePuro Iguala, Guerrero!! Rancho El Capire
ReplyDeleteThe split cells Fri the beltran leyvas are only in Acapulco. Cjng,ct,Familia Michoacana are all over Guerrero and Tierra caliente
ReplyDeleteI'm pretty sure the "cartel" who got the least attention is the biggest and richest and that they for some business reason want a nail in Ardillos caufin
ReplyDeleteArriba Iguala compas
ReplyDeleteSo can someone tell me the background and accomplishments of the new security chief in Acapulco?
ReplyDeletehttp://www.novedadesacapulco.mx/acapulco/nombran-a-titular-de-seguridad-publica-en-acapulco
Soberon? El Almirante blames the people helping the parents of the 43 for trying to bring down epn's regime of death, for starters...
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ReplyDeleteHad to look up Rancho El Capri, looks like you guys pride yourselves on your opium poppy production.
http://lamafiamexicana.blogspot.com/2010/02/el-carlitos-y-las-ejecuciones.html
This will be the future of Mexico and cartels. It's going to take a while but this is the future for the cartels.
ReplyDeleteDoes anyone know who El Playa works for he's a big shot out of Guerrero!
ReplyDeleteLa Familia Michoacana but i thought he was captured in el Estado de Mexico not that long ago?
DeleteGente d sinaloa
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