Violence in the Terra Calenta area, in Michoacán, it has nothing to do with a “resurgence” of self-defense, But with the territorial control they intend to maintain the viagres and their cells, which seek to make the population believe that there is an advance of the New Generation Jalisco Cartel (CJNG), said Israel Patró Reis, the entity’s Secretary of Public Security.
In an interview with MILLENNIUM comment that in the communities of Pizándaro, Cenobi Moreno, Les Colónias and others nearby, there have been attacks by residents against state and federal security forces, because they are “manipulated” by the viagres.
“Unfortunately, the background we have is that (the inhabitants) receive an amount of money, either 300 pesos per day or up to one thousand 500 or two thousand pesos a week to belong to this delinquent group, or they receive the amount of two thousand pesos for the burning of any vehicle when they call for any roadblock, “he said.
Patró Reis mentioned that the intelligence work has allowed them to have “very strong” evidence about the “manipulation” they perform. the Viagra among the inhabitants of these communities, “using women, children and adults, trying to show that this (violence) is due to the revival of the criminal group of the Jalisco cartel.”
“We have identified the cell that is manipulating these people and that this is actually a strategy that this group has against another delinquent cell,” he added.
– What is this cell called? And who are they facing?
– In the area of Terra Calenta, specifically, in the area of Pizándaro, Cenobi Moreno, de las Colónias, del Terrer, is a cell known as the Viagra, This cell even has other redoubts that are called The Whites of Troy, for example.
The official explained that there is a woman, who has made herself known to the media as self-defense, who is identified as a mother who unfortunately lost a child. He pointed out that there is an investigation folder in the state Attorney General’s Office for the search for his son.
However, “this missing person, there is information that belonged to a criminal cell, precisely of The Whites of Troy, A redoubt of the cell of the Viagra”.
There is no resurgence of self-defense
These two groups, he said, have made their lawsuit public through social media and in the communities themselves where what they advocate is criminal control of the area.
-So there is no resurgence of self-defense, but is it a lawsuit between criminals?
-It’s right. We recall that in 2013 self-defense groups emerged where characters such as Hipólito Mora, such as Dr. (José Manuel) Mireles, became known, and that they precisely defended themselves from a hegemonic group that dominated the region they were. The Knights Templar and that people were fed up with the government’s lack of response and being subjected to homicides, deprivation of liberty, extortion in lemon packaging or in the lemon and avocado orchards themselves, including in the wood and mineral themes. It was everywhere seen that there were extortions, but today it is very different, society does have a government response, the Secretary of National Defense, the National Guard, Michoacán police and prosecutors, all the time we are permanent in this zone.
The secretary recalled that, sincece years, in Terra Calenta security institutions are attacked by crime.
“In recent months there have been aggressions related to roadblocks, burning of vehicles so that institutions do not move forward and where mainly women, children and adults also come out, some men, who manipulate these people, with sticks, stones and machetes, pretending that government institutions leave this area.
Israel Patrons Reis made it clear that today collaboration between state and federal authorities is good and there is collaboration to tackle the problem, in addition to having ongoing investigations, some of which gave better results in 2020 , compared to 2019.
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