Matlaltoyuca, Puebla: Commander Rojo Tortures And Kills 3 Individuals

"Sol Prendido" for Borderland Beat 

The bodies of three young men were found gagged and had stab wound in their necks inside a house in the municipality of Francisco Z. Mena, along with a narco message warning criminal groups.

The incident occurred early Saturday morning, just five days after armed men killed Felipe Hernández Cruz, a local police commander as he was leaving his home.

The bodies correspond to citizens who were identified as Jazmín "N", 19 years old; Abel "N", 20 years old and Gustavo "N", 29 years old. They were found inside a house located on Prolongación de Aldama street in the center of the municipality.

The bodies were bound hand and foot, gagged, had injuries and stab wounds in their necks; the torso of the three victims were semi-naked. Next to them was a narco message apparently addressed to criminal groups as it indicates that there will be a "purge" in the community of La Mesa. It is claimed that the area already has "owners".

On October 16, an armed criminal cell gunned down Municipal Police Commander Felipe Hernández Cruz as he was leaving his home in the community of Nuevo Carrizal in the municipality of Pantepec, in the Sierra Norte of Puebla.

The event occurred when the public official was off duty at his home, located on 16 de Septiembre street. Upon leaving his house he was met by several armed individuals who shot him on numerous times.

Municipal police launched an operation on the highway that connects the municipalities of Pantepec and Mecapalapa in order to find the perpetrators, but perpetrators fled without being apprehended.

Hernández Cruz had joined the Municipal Police of Francisco Z. Mena three years ago, during the administration of former mayor Pascual Morales Martínez. He had previous police experience, he joined as a private police officer and later, during the current administration under Gildardo Vargas García, he was promoted to commander.

A few weeks before being executed, the former police commander was convalescing due to a motorcycle accident. He was resting at his home during the armed attack.

According to neighbors, a few months ago Hernández set up checkpoints at different points in the municipality of Francisco Z. Mena in order to locate criminals, which caused annoyance among some motorists who claimed that the roads were blocked for hours.

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Narco message reads as follows:

To all the citizens of the Francisco Z. Mena municipality. As I mentioned in the video that is circulating today on social media. The first filthy individuals have already fallen. We’re coming after the rest of the dickheads who are left. This purge will continue until we exterminate all the bullshit they had here. This area already has an owner. 

Sincerely, Commander Rojo

La Jornada de Oriente  Diario Cambio