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Michoacán/Apatzingán: Alleged CJNG Convoy Through City Causes Shootings

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Oaxaqueño for Borderland Beat



Late on Sunday at around 23:00 hrs, presumed shootings between members of CJNG and Los Viagras broke out in the city of Apatzingán. Reportedly, they lasted over two hours up until 01:30 hrs and were spread across various of Apatzingán’s colonias. Local inhabitants reporting the alleged skirmishes distributed self-made videos on WhatsApp in which the bursts of gunfire can be heard. According to a local news outlet, there was a convoy consisting of several cars with the abbreviation “CJNG” on their side and armed men aboard circulating in the city. Despite these reports, authorities, who failed to intervene, have stated that they could neither find evidence of clashes nor potential victims. As a result of that, no number of casualties has officially been reported.

Oaxaqueño Analysis:

What exactly happened in Apatzingán on Sunday night currently remains unclear. The local news outlet which informed about the alleged CJNG convoy also reported that purportedly, the “parading” CJNG sicarios were only shooting in the air. However, this version seems highly unlikely given the length of the shooting and the sequences and high frequency of the bursts of gunfire heard. Furthermore, it is inconceivable that a CJNG convoy could circulate in Apatzingán for such a long time without encountering any form of resistance at the hands of their rivals, Los Viagras. Apatzingán is considered the criminal epicenter of the so-called Tierra Caliente. The most credible version, which is also reported by most Mexican news outlets, is that harsh clashes really took place. Consequently, casualties on both sides are likely. So why there is no number on casualties? Two possible explanations: First, the battling sicarios might have taken their wounded or fallen comrades with them (a known pattern). Or secondly, the casualties are simply not reported given that this would obviously contradict the authorities’ official version, namely, there were no clashes.

In general, Sunday night’s violent encounters are just the latest in a series of clashes in the region between CJNG and Los Viagras. Most prominently, the areas of Apatzingán and Buenavista, which are the strongholds of Los Viagras, have increasingly been the scene of such violent incidents in recent months. It is very hard to determine which of the rivaling criminal groups is gaining the upper hand in this conflict. Nevertheless, CJNG seem to have ramped up their struggle for control over the region in recent time. Consequently, Los Viagras appear to have lost their strong grip over the region they once have had following the demise of the Knights Templar Cartel some years ago.


Source: http://www.borderlandbeat.com/2019/03/michoacanapatzingan-alleged-cjng-convoy.html



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