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Friday, May 22, 2026

CJNG Colombian Mercenaries Fighting in Charapan, Michoacán

By "El Huaso" for Borderland Beat

The existence of Colombian mercenaries in Mexico has been well known for at least 15 years, but new images of suspected CJNG-affiliated Colombian combatants fighting in Charapan, Michoacán, have brought renewed attention to their presence on all sides of the fight in 
Michoacán

On May 20, Raúl Zepeda, the Secretary of Government, confirmed that security forces killed 3 CJNG gunmen encountered on Hidalgo Norte, the road connecting the towns of Cocucho and Ocumicho. The gunmen apparently fired shots as the security forces arrived on a patrol, causing the firefight. 

Photos posted online after the engagement show captured tactical vests and a hat with patches with the Colombian flag.



Photos posted following the 20 May shootout.


March 2026: Colombian mercenaries fighting near the Jalisco border. Colombian flag patches are visible on their uniforms.

Locals of this region have told media that there is a group of at least 30 Colombian mercenaries hired by the CJNG operating in the region.

While Colombian mercenaries have been in Mexican crime conflicts for over 15 years, their numbers have grown exponentially since the 2016 FARC peace agreement in Colombia, which created a massive supply of highly trained, under-supported military veterans who looked abroad for high-paying combat roles. Between 2,000 and 3,000 of these are now estimated to be working for Mexican criminal groups.

In Michoacán, Colombian mercenaries are not exclusively working for CJNG. In June 2025, Mexican Army soldiers arrested a group of Colombian mercenaries believed to be behind a landmine attack that killed eight soldiers in western Mexico, linked to the Carteles Unidos faction of the Familia Michoacana, longtime rivals of the CJNG.

In 2025, Spanish newspaper El País interviewed several locals of La Ruana, Michoacán, who reported the presence of Colombian mercenaries hired by Los Viagras, identifiable by their distinctive accents.

Sources: AP News@Eco1_LVM Twitter, Monitor Expreso, El Pais, @MennyValdz Twitter

25 comments:

  1. This Explains why a go fast Drug Boat has a 11 man Crew!!💀☠️🔥

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  2. Colombians are taking over Michoacán and pretty soon will be in charge and have michoaxanos working for them .. pinches michoacanos siempre les faltan huevos bola de Indios maricones

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    1. No sieas pendendejo Columbians been getting pimped By Mexicans since they took the drug game over. I don't even think it's called Columbia anymore more like Mexolombia. Right.

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    2. @1111: Facts. Colombians make it, but need the Mexican Cartels to to smuggle the Drugs to USA,sell it thru their network there, AND then smuggle the Money back to Mexico..

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    3. Pendejo. All cartels hire Colombian mercs. Go back to your shitty bordertown

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    4. As de ser chinola wey, colgandote de los huevos de michoacanos

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    5. Colombians moving coke to Europe and Asia Pacific no Mexican involved. Sorry guys but when it comes to Cocaine Colombians still in firm control.

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    6. Eres un pendejote bien echo

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    7. Les arde el fundillo a los michoacanos pendejos que les digan la verdad .. literalmente estan importando hombres de otros paises para hacer lo que ustedes no pudieron.. se nota que son hombres debiles, pinches indios homosexuales traga-iguanas y roba-ahuacates .. y abranse a la verga o les paso mis huevotes por encima ches jotos !!

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    8. Mencho was from michaocan and took over all of Mexico even had them pussy ass sinaloas working for him🤣

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  3. CJNG also has fake work recruiters in Colombia. These agents look for desperate men looking for high paying jobs. They offer bodyguard work or security work. They are never told that they will be fighting in the war zone. Once they arrive in Jalisco CJNG takes away their passports and sends them to the front lines to get killed. If something sounds to good to be true then it's not real. Better stay in your country poor but living than dead meat chasing gold my friends. Nuff Said!!!

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  4. Hope these ding-a-lings got paid in advance.

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    1. 11:17 no way josé, once they fall in the trap, their pay is their life, lets remember that about 15 years ago, giniral oscar naranjas from Culombia went to Michuakkkan to help organizing the autodefensas culombia style with Falsos Positivos and shit that degenerated into more problems than ever to start the EPN "admistration" on a left foot, even had Dr Mireles working with CJNG and flying in el Migueladas airplane to jalisko for meetings, mememeber?

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  5. Los de sinaloa nomas ponen dedos y corren pa usa de witness protection

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    1. Bien aguado tiene el culo el michoapuerco jardinero de los dedos que a metido recientemente 😂😂😂😂

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    2. @ May 22, 2026 at 4:59 PM tenias que ser chinola wey, mero te gustan los michoacanos

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  6. Will the next contestant, "Please come on down!"

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  7. Zacatecas is filled with dead Columbian cjng hitmen . This guys are only tough with unarmed civilians.

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    1. Aren’t they all!
      These individuals who wield power have no BALLS to handle it like a man.

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    2. 9:50
      Facts . There was videos floating around of Flechas picking up those Colombian mercs crying .

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    3. There is also a video of a flecha commandante porking a captured michoacano in the ass . I knew he was from michoacan by the way he moaned just like a woman typical of the natives from Tierra caliente “ya venti vali!”

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    4. La Michoakanita ❤️

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  8. Pinche Presidenta , saca a estos mayates de Mexico! 🇲🇽

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    1. 8:15 calleselosico hijo de la verga pelona, sáqueselos usté con la mamadora que tiene ajusta pa todos y le sobra jundillo de pilón.

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