![]() "In the second place, it sends a tough message to rival cartels and authorities in which it suggests severe consequences if they don't follow the rules." "The first meaning is to mark territory it's a criminal language to say 'this is my territory and you can't get in,'" Saucedo said. "The pioneers in hanging bodies were the Zetas cartel during the war against the Sinaloa Cartel in Coahuila and Tamaulipas states around the '90s," said David Saucedo, a Mexico-based security analyst.īesides the implied bravado of hanging bodies in broad daylight, it has different meanings in the criminal world, he said. The jarring image of bodies hanging from bridges in different states has happened so frequently and for so many years that security experts say citizens have almost become accustomed to seeing the cartels' ultraviolent tactics. Security experts say Zacatecas has not been an important market for drug dealing, but it is vital to the transport of fentanyl from Mexico's South Pacific ports to the American border. Overdose deaths have skyrocketed in Kentucky and across the U.S. drug trade, often shipping in narcotics laced with highly dangerous fentanyl. border, a crucial territory for drug-trafficking routes.ĭrug cartels supply large portions of the U.S. ![]() Zacatecas connects the center and west of Mexico to the U.S. 23, three more bodies were found in two different municipalities in Zacatecas, authorities informed, and Mexican media reported eight more bodies were found hanging from trees with the same characteristics.Īn unprecedented wave of violence has overtaken the streets of Zacatecas, where according to security experts, four drug cartels are fighting to control territory: Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), Sinaloa Cartel, Los Zetas and the Gulf cartel, along with local gangs. More: A ruthless Mexican drug lord’s empire is devastating families with its grip on small-town USA Mexican state authorities condemned the "atrocious act" and deployed forces in the area to find the perpetrators. "All are male victims whose bodies were transferred to the Forensic Medical Service for study to determine the cause of death and obtain more data to support their identification," an official statement said. An investigation has been opened, and officials are blaming organized crime. Mexican authorities said a tenth body was found on the ground, apparently falling before officers arrived. Mexico's notorious drug cartels appear to have resumed some of its bloodiest tactics, after nine half-naked and tortured bodies recently were found hanging from a bridge on a federal highway in the Mexican state of Zacatecas. Watch Video: El Mencho: Everything to know about the leader of Mexico's CJNG cartel
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |