Culiacan: Rural Community Force created in Sinaloa, they fear Ruso-Nini conflict will spread to Tepuche

Chivis Martinez Borderland Beat El Sol de Sinaloa  TY "AL"

“Decades ago this rural force was found, but it had become extinct, so to speak, because it was a town of peace, it was a peaceful town, right now as we are seeing violence and insecurity here in Culiacán, it resurfaced again, the town joined to create the Rural Community Forces again ”.The origin of this violence, as reported by police and neighbors, is due to the confrontation of two groups of the Sinaloa Cartel, one of which is led by "El Ruso", and another headed by "El Nini". 

According to the residents, in the last two weeks there have been violence in neighboring towns, such as Tepuche and Paredones.

Fearing that the “war” that two groups of the Sinaloa Cartel maintain in the north of the city will reach their towns, residents of some Tepuche communities have built trenches and barricades, and have reactivated what they call the Rural Community Force to “prevent” possible attacks.

Inhabitants of Aguacaliente de los Monzón, one of the communities that fear being affected by the violence that has flared up in Culiacán, asked the authorities to install a permanent military base in the town to protect and prevent against possible attacks.

Gloria Lizeth and Andrea, who led a group of inhabitants who demonstrated in that town, reported that the reactivation of the Rural Community Force seeks to protect the town from possible aggressions and is made up of people who claim they do not carry weapons, nor do they claim to take one or the other side.

They assured that this community force existed many years ago in Tepuche communities and now they are re-emerging, but that they do not seek to take up arms against anyone, only as citizens are taking protective measures in case the violent events reach this site.

"We do not want to rise up against anyone, we are only protecting what is ours. We do not belong to any armed group. We are not against anyone or in favor of anyone. We do not want to enter armed groups of any kind, therefore we are asking for a military base.”

They explained that these protection measures have already been taken by a dozen towns of the Tepuche syndicate, because they see that their communities are at risk of the violence that has occurred in Culiacán, mainly in the northern part of the city, such as Ruben Jaramillo in the colonies and Loma de Rodriguera, and in towns like Paredones and Mojolo.

Since the year began, violence has increased in Culiacán, mainly in northern colonies such as Loma de Rodriguera, Las Cucas, Rubén Jaramillo, Santa Fe, La Conquista area, among other places.

The origin of this violence, as reported by police and neighbors, is due to the confrontation of two groups of the Sinaloa Cartel, one of which is led by "El Ruso", and another headed by "El Nini".

The first of them is supposedly linked to the drug trafficker Ismael El Mayo Zambada; and the second to the sons of Joaquín El Chapo Guzmán.

That confrontation has led in recent weeks, shootings, fighting, persecutions, executions and kidnappings perpetrated by gunmen commands of both sides, without the police authorities of the state and municipality can stop.

The latest came just the morning of Friday, March 6, when armed groups were persecuted and fought Loma de Rodriguera. Subsequently, elements of the Mexican Navy detected from the air one of the groups fleeing towards the Tepuche and Imala syndicate. During an operation, the police and military forces secured trucks and weapons.

Hence the fear of the residents of these communities about the incursion of drug trafficking groups.

Hours later, the Ministry of Public Security and elements of the Army, Navy and National Guard carried out an operation in different towns of Tepuche and Mojolo, during which they reported as finding “no problem”.