Jalisco’s New Generation Cartel is related to the Veracruz Mexico nine bodies found. CJNG, formerly known as Los Mata Zetas.
The Jalisco New Generation Cartel or CJNG is a semi-militarized Mexican criminal group based in Jalisco which is headed by Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes.
It is known for its aggressive use of violence and its public relations campaigns. Despite the capture of certain top leaders, it is now Mexico’s foremost criminal threat and appears set to continue expanding.
Is Jalisco Cartel Related To The Veracruz Mexico Bodies Found?
Based on the four handwritten letters seen on the bodies found showed it is related to Jalisco Cartel. Veracruz Gov. Cuitlahuac Garia said a total of nine bodies were found at the scene and suggested the crime involved gangs.
The bodies were found in the township of Isla, near the crime-plagued port of Coatzacoalcos. The grisly discovery came one day after assailants left the bodies of eight men and two women in front of the government’s office in the north-central Mexican state of Zacatecas.
The chief prosecutor said, seven of the ten bodies had been autopsied, and all died of “asphyxiation by strangulation.” Six had injuries suggesting they had their feet and hands bound.
One showed possible signs of torture. The rate of homicide in Mexico has not been controlled. There were 31,651 killings in the first 11 months of 2021, just 3.6% less than 2020.
Jalisco New Generation Cartel Net Worth
Jalisco is one of the youngest cartels in Mexico, it is considered to be one of, if not, the most powerful and violent cartels in Mexico today. CJNG’s assets are believed to be $20 billion.
The government has estimated that El Mencho’s group has about US$50 billion in total assets. It is known that the most powerful drug cartels worldwide are based in Mexico.
The nine bodies found in Mexico are called “a reaction to the results of work being done to fight crime.” Garcia said, “We are not going to allow any acts of revenge between criminal groups.”
Jalisco New Generation Leader & Killings
The CJNG is currently led by Nemesio Oseguera Ramos, alias “El Mench.” The US has offered a reward of $10 million, one of the highest bounties ever offered.
Mexico has offered its reward of 30 million pesos. Nine bodies were found heaped on a roadside in Mexico’s Gulf coast state of Veracruz, authorities said Friday.
Local authorities reported a handwritten message found at the scene threatened authorities and was signed by ‘the four-letter,’ referred to the Jalisco Cartel.