US Congress is worried about the terrorist techniques of narcos

In addition to what happened in Sinaloa, the CJNG RPG attack that shot down the Army helicopter in 2015 stand out.

The US Congress considers it worrying that Mexican drug cartels may be "adopting terrorist or insurgent techniques" among their practices. The above is apparent from an intelligence report of the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of which MILENIO has a copy.

"The occasional use of car bombs, grenades and rocket launchers - like the one used to shoot down a Mexican Army helicopter in 2015 - continues to raise concerns that some drug dealers may be adopting insurgent or terrorist techniques," the report reads " Mexico: organized crime and drug trafficking organizations ”.

In the document, dated August of this year, it is mentioned that one of the main challenges to overcome in matters of security for the administration of Andrés Manuel López Obrador, which he describes as a "populist leader of the right", is the absence of strategy .

Later he explains that in the last 12 years the cartels have increased their number, going from four to nine preponderant groups after facing a fragmentation process, derived from government operations to eliminate their leadership.

These operations brought about organizational changes, which increased the instability between the groups and the violence. It is explained that a credible threat of violence helps them to maintain internal discipline, as well as to have an "appearance of order with suppliers, creditors and buyers."

For their part, bribery and corruption help them neutralize the government's action against them, guarantee impunity and facilitate their operation without obstacles, he explains.

The CRS reports that older cartels, such as Sinaloa, the Juárez cartel (CDJ), the Gulf cartel (CDG) or the Arellano Felix cartel, which tended to be hierarchical, often linked by family ties and led by capos difficult to capture, they have begun to be replaced by new schemes.

The most recently formed cartels such as Los Zetas, the Beltrán Leyva cartel, the Familia Michoacana and the Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generación are usually more flat and agile organizations that tend to be networked. It is also more common to outsource certain aspects of the business.

Some analysts suggest a new strategy in which the "intermediate layers" of organizations are now captured in order to reduce their "regeneration" capacity.

Gertz promises clear inquiry

• Prosecutor Alejandro Gertz warned that the investigation of what happened in Culiacán will not be like that of Ayotzinapa, because there will be no impunity.

However, he crushed López Obrador because although the operation had its endorsement, the task of the Executive is to defend the interests of the nation and governability, so the "involvement of the President is absolutely unacceptable."

Iván Archivaldo, also arrested

• The New York Times reported that Iván Archivaldo Guzmán, another son of Chapo Guzmán, was also held by authorities last Thursday in Culiacán, but his henchmen achieved his release.

In addition, says the American newspaper, Iván Archivaldo operated immediately to achieve the release of his brother Ovidio Guzmán López.

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