Huachicoleo Triangulo Rojo: CJNG Fights "Los Bukanas" for Control

Translated by Yaqui for Borderland Beat from: Vanguardia

Antonio Martínez, "El Toñin", and Roberto de los Santos de Jesús, "El Bukanas", fight for dominance of hydrocarbon theft in the municipalities of Acajete, Tepeaca, Quecholac, Acatzingo, Tecamachalco and Palmar de Bravo, in the State of Puebla.

The cartel of Jalisco Nueva Generación , through Antonio Martínez Fuentes, "El Toñín", assumed control of the theft of hydrocarbons in the Triangulo Rojo , ie "Red Triangle"  trying to displace Los Zetas and its cell known as "Los Bukanas" .

''El Toñín'' , is one of the main leaders of the huachicol, both he and Antonio Martínez ''El Bukanas'' have disputed the plaza in Puebla, causing executions, kidnappings and extortions in the state.

The control of the so-called "Red Triangle" in Puebla, the gold zone of the huachicol in Mexico, has generated a wave of violence due to the clashes between the criminal organizations, splits, betrayals and struggles within the groups that are wanted. seize the hydrocarbon sequestration of the Pemex pipelines.

According to the information of the Executive Secretariat of the National Public Security System, in the "Red Triangle" , the complaints of homicide, robbery, rape and kidnapping have increased in 2018.

In Acatzingo, Palmar de Bravo, Quecholac, Tecamachalco and Tepeaca , municipalities belonging to the Red Triangle, the most recurrent crime was robbery to transporters and vehicles.

In January and February of this year, 242 robberies were reported to vehicles in these municipalities, an amount that is 49% higher than that recorded in the same period of 2017, in which 162 cases were detected.

Palmar de Bravo became the most unsafe municipality for motorists in the first two months of 2018, since 72 robberies of this type were registered; In the same period of 2017 only 10 cases were registered, so the increase in this crime is 620%.

Transporters, ie Delivery Truck drivers,  reported 75 cases of theft in this same period of time, which shows an increase of more than 120% compared to 2017, when there were 34 cases; the municipality with more crimes of this type, in the "Red Triangle", is Quecholac.

In the case of intentional homicides, 12 cases were registered in the municipalities of Acatzingo, Palmar de Bravo and Tecamachalco , which shows an increase of more than 33% in this crime in January and February 2018, compared to the same period of 2017, when 9 cases were reported.

The municipality in the area of ​​fuel theft with more investigations for intentional homicide in the first two months of this year was Palmar de Bravo.

Before disputing the plaza that represents the Minatitlán-Mexico pipeline in the municipalities of the "Red Triangle",  ''El Toñín'' and ''El Bukanas'' were friends.  The second was lieutenant of the native of Palmarito Tochapan, until they broke two years ago, from then on, he started a bloody fight to cover a greater number of clandestine takes.