Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes 'CJNG Cartel" Founder And Four High Ranking Members Charged With Terrorism. Treasury Sanctions Cartel de Jalisco Nueva Generacion Leaders Under Counterterrorism Authorities

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Treasury Sanctions Cartel de Jalisco Nueva Generacion Leaders Under Counterterrorism Authorities

June 18, 2025

Takes action against cartel member suspected in high-profile murder of Mexican TikTok influencer

WASHINGTON — Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned five Mexico-based leaders of Cartel de Jalisco Nueva Generacion (CJNG).  CJNG is a brutally violent cartel responsible for a significant share of fentanyl and other illicit drugs entering the United States.  It uses murder as a tactic to intimidate rivals, including sending messages to other cartels through the targeted killings of women.  The recent discovery of a CJNG recruitment camp, Izaguirre ranch—which was reportedly used to execute recruits that defy instructions—underscores the cartel’s brutal methods.  

With today’s action, OFAC is designating CJNG’s notorious leader Ruben Oseguera Cervantes (a.k.a “El Mencho”), along with three other senior cartel members.  OFAC is also sanctioning a CJNG commander, closely linked to El Mencho, who has been identified as the prime suspect in the recent murder of Mexican influencer Valeria Marquez during a live social media broadcast.  

“CJNG’s reign of terror across Mexico and its trafficking of fentanyl into the United States has destroyed countless innocent lives,” said Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent. “The United States remains strongly committed to leveraging all available tools to degrade the capacity of CJNG and other cartels to flood our streets with dangerous drugs and perpetrate heinous acts of violence against civilians.”

Today’s action was taken pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 14059, which targets the proliferation of illicit drugs and their means of production, and pursuant to E.O. 13224, as amended, which targets terrorists and their supporters. 

CJNG’S REIGN OF TERROR 

CJNG operates clandestine laboratories in Mexico to produce fentanyl, methamphetamine, cocaine, and other illicit drugs trafficked into the United States.  CJNG also controls the deep-water port of Manzanillo in the Mexican State of Colima and runs fentanyl precursor procurement and other drug trafficking operations through the port. CJNG’s ruthless ambition to expand its operations has led the organization to deploy kidnappings, torture, bombings, and executions of civilians, Mexican politicians, and military and law enforcement officers.  

On April 8, 2015, OFAC designated CJNG pursuant to the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act (Kingpin Act) for playing a significant role in international narcotics trafficking.  On December 15, 2021, OFAC also designated CJNG pursuant to E.O. 14059. On February 20, 2025, the U.S. Department of State designated CJNG as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) and a Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT). 

In addition to drug trafficking activities, CJNG is involved in a plethora of criminal activities, including fuel theft, timeshare fraud, migrant smuggling, and corruption.  In a May 1, 2025 Treasury action against CJNG, OFAC sanctioned a network generating hundreds of millions of dollars through fentanyl trafficking, fuel theft, and the smuggling of stolen Mexican crude oil into the United States.  The May 1 action was issued concurrently with a Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) Alert that provided typologies and red flags indicative of crude oil smuggling schemes on the U.S. southwest border associated with CJNG and other Mexico-based transnational criminal organizations.

CJNG LEADERS

Ruben Oseguera Cervantes (Oseguera) is the founder and current leader of CJNG.  Oseguera’s unique leadership style has allowed CJNG to function like a franchise business across several Mexican states, and to generate billions of dollars in profits from trafficking fentanyl, cocaine, methamphetamine, and heroin.  Oseguera and other senior CJNG members have engaged in extortion and made payments to corrupt officials to broaden their criminal activities.  Under Oseguera’s direction, CJNG operatives have assassinated rivals, Mexican law enforcement, judges, and other government officials.  The U.S. Department of State, through its Narcotics Rewards Program, is offering a reward of up to $15 million for information leading to the arrest and/or conviction of Oseguera. 

Ruben Oseguera Cervantes is being designated pursuant to E.O. 13224, as amended, for being owned, controlled, or directed by, or having acted or purported to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, CJNG.

Julio Alberto Castillo Rodriguez (Castillo) is a senior CJNG member and the son-in-law of Oseguera.  Castillo’s influence at the port of Manzanillo in Colima, Mexico has facilitated CJNG’s procurement of precursor chemicals used to manufacture fentanyl and other illicit drugs trafficked into the United States.  Castillo is regarded as a potential successor to Oseguera. 

Gonzalo Mendoza Gaytan (Mendoza) is a high-ranking CJNG member.  Mendoza is known for prolific recruitment strategies employed by CJNG to increase its foot soldiers.  In March 2025, a CJNG recruitment camp in Teuchitlán, Jalisco, Mexico, known as Izaguirre ranch, was discovered to contain hundreds of items of clothing, shoes, bags, and skeletal remains.  The ranch was allegedly led by Mendoza, who directed lieutenants to train new CJNG recruits and kill those who defied instructions.  Mendoza has also been involved in the murder of numerous Mexican law enforcement officers. 

Audias Flores Silva (Flores) is a CJNG regional commander in charge of large portions of CJNG territory in Mexican states of Zacatecas, Guerrero, Nayarit, Jalisco, and Michoacan.  Flores controls clandestine laboratories in the central region of Jalisco and in southern Zacatecas that are used to produce methamphetamine and other illicit drugs trafficked into the United States.  Flores commands a significant number of CJNG operatives who have carried out violence against civilians, law enforcement officers, and rival cartels in Mexico.  The U.S. Department of State, through its Narcotics Rewards Program, is offering a reward of up to $5 million for information leading to the arrest and/or conviction of Flores. 

Julio Alberto Castillo Rodriguez, Gonzalo Mendoza Gaytan, and Audias Flores Silva are being designated pursuant to E.O. 14059 and pursuant to E.O. 13224, as amended, for being owned, controlled, or directed by, or having acted or purported to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, CJNG.   

FEMICIDE EPIDEMIC: MURDER IN ZAPOPAN

Ricardo Ruiz Velasco (Ruiz) is a senior CJNG lieutenant close to El Mencho and is affiliated with a CJNG special forces unit.  He has also been responsible for CJNG’s public communications and propaganda.  Ruiz has been implicated in high-profile murders in Mexico for more than a decade, to include a deadly attack on Mexican police officers and the killings of a Jalisco State official and Venezuelan model.

Most recently, Ruiz was identified as a prime suspect in the femicide of his alleged romantic partner, Mexican social media influencer Valeria Marquez, who was killed while on a video livestream.  The vicious attack highlights the brutal prevalence of femicide, or the killing of women on account of their gender, in Mexico.  Femicide often goes unpunished and affects a significant portion of Mexico’s women.  

Ricardo Ruiz Velasco is being sanctioned pursuant to E.O. 14059 and pursuant to E.O. 13224, as amended, for being owned, controlled, or directed by, or having acted or purported to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, CJNG.

SANCTIONS IMPLICATIONS

As a result of today’s action, all property and interests in property of the designated or blocked persons described above that are in the United States or in the possession or control of U.S. persons are blocked and must be reported to OFAC.  In addition, any entities that are owned, directly or indirectly, individually or in the aggregate, 50 percent or more by one or more blocked persons are also blocked. Unless authorized by a general or specific license issued by OFAC, or exempt, OFAC’s regulations generally prohibit all transactions by U.S. persons or within (or transiting) the United States that involve any property or interests in property of blocked persons. 

Violations of U.S. sanctions may result in the imposition of civil or criminal penalties on U.S. and foreign persons.  OFAC may impose civil penalties for sanctions violations on a strict liability basis.  OFAC’s Economic Sanctions Enforcement Guidelines provide more information regarding OFAC’s enforcement of U.S. economic sanctions. In addition, financial institutions and other persons may risk exposure to sanctions for engaging in certain transactions or activities involving designated or otherwise blocked persons. The prohibitions include the making of any contribution or provision of funds, goods, or services by, to, or for the benefit of any designated or blocked person, or the receipt of any contribution or provision of funds, goods, or services from any such person. 

Furthermore, engaging in certain transactions involving the persons designated today may risk the imposition of secondary sanctions on participating foreign financial institutions.  OFAC can prohibit or impose strict conditions on opening or maintaining, in the United States, a correspondent account or a payable-through account of a foreign financial institution that knowingly conducts or facilitates any significant transaction on behalf of a person who is designated pursuant to the relevant authority.

The power and integrity of OFAC sanctions derive not only from OFAC’s ability to designate and add persons to the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (SDN List), but also from its willingness to remove persons from the SDN List consistent with the law. The ultimate goal of sanctions is not to punish, but to bring about a positive change in behavior.  For information concerning the process for seeking removal from an OFAC list, including the SDN List, or to submit a request, please refer to OFAC’s guidance on Filing a Petition for Removal from an OFAC List.

Click here for more information on the persons designated today.

 

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No one has been identified as responsible for the murder of TikToker Valeria Márquez, according to the State Prosecutor's Office In Jalisco. El RR or Doble R Being Responsible For The Death Of Valeria 'Rumor' Is Unfounded According To Sources.

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MAY 15, 2025

The agency confirmed that the investigation is being conducted under the femicide protocol and asked that women not be re-victimized.

Elizabeth Ibal

Following posts pointing to an alleged criminal leader in the death of TikToker Valeria Márquez, the Jalisco Attorney General's Office clarified that no specific person has been charged with the crime so far.

"In light of press reports that directly point to the alleged perpetrators of the murder of a woman, reported yesterday in Zapopan, the State Attorney General's Office clarifies that, at this time, there is no specific charge against a specific person in the investigation," reads the statement issued late Wednesday.

It also stated that the posts and videos disseminated on social media are already part of the investigation.

"Ministerial statements, as well as other evidence—mainly social media posts and videos—are part of the investigation and are being processed and analyzed," the state agency stated.

The investigation file remains in compliance with the femicide protocol.

The law enforcement agency also called for avoiding the re-victimization of women during investigations into crimes, especially those related to gender-based violence.

This comes after social media users attacked her for her complexion and lifestyle, which she exposed on her social media accounts.

TikToker Valeria Márquez was murdered at her beauty salon located on Servidor Público Avenue and Emperadores Mexicanos Street, in the Real del Carmen neighborhood in what is known as the Real de Zapopan area.

The attacker was a man who pretended to give her a gift and had already picked her up. The crime was recorded in a live broadcast on the TikTok platform.

VALERIA MARQUEZ ✝️

SOURCE: EL OCCIDENTAL 

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Michoacan-Jalisco-Guanajuato Dozens Of Roadblocks With Semi-Trailers Set On Fire By "CJNG" Cartel. Mexican Government Downplays Violents Events On April 23, 2025

"Char" 

APRIL 24, 2025 

VIDEO TRANSLATION 

Saucedo is an expert on security issues, national security too, of course, David. 

Thank you very much. Thank you for your patience in allowing me to come on air. Nice to meet you. How are you, Pepe? Nice to meet you. To the audience, at your service. Thank you very much. The concern is everyone's. What's happening in Michoacán, Tierra Caliente, Limoneros, and its surrounding areas, part of the state of Jalisco and part of the state of Guanajuato? 

The brutal violence that erupted yesterday is attributed to the actions of the Jalisco Nueva Generación cartel. However, on the other hand, there is talk that in Guanajuato, the Jalisco Nueva Generación cartel no longer has the presence it had three years ago. You will remember that there were countless Oxo convenience stores being burned, vehicle fires. The same thing. What's happening in that area? Why did the violence erupt yesterday suddenly, uh, the way we already described it? David Saucedo.

 Today, Omar García Harfush gave a somewhat implausible explanation at the morning press conference. He said that two drug trafficking groups clashed in these three states and that this was what caused a series of narco-blockades, which were broadcast on social media. The population in these three states was on the lookout, expectant, with a dose of panic, because they couldn't move, they couldn't leave, from various towns and cities where these narco-blockades took place. 

However, in this region, there are no two groups. There are at least eight groups. In the case of Jalisco, the Jalisco cartel is disputing control of the state with the Nueva Plaza cartel and the Jalisco cartel. In Sinaloa, in the north of the state, with the Nueva Plaza cartel in the metropolitan area of ​​Guadalajara, in the area of ​​Penjamo and Abazasolo, where There were six narco-blockades in the state of Guanajuato. 

The Jalisco cartel is also disputing control of criminal activity with the Sinaloa cartel and the local mafia, the Santa Rosa de Lima cartel. In the case of Michoacán, in the northern part of the state of Michoacán, where these narco-blockades occurred, there is a dispute between a coalition of drug-trafficking mafias in Michoacán, led by the Cartels United by the Michoacán family, the Knights Templar, Los Viagras, against the Jalisco Nueva Generación cartel. 

So, there are not two groups in this area. There are at least eight of the ones I just mentioned. On the other hand, organized crime and drug traffickers do not attack each other with narco-blockades. They use other types of tactics and strategies. Normally, narco-blockades are used by of criminal groups to stop the deployment of federal forces, state forces that are trying to carry out a seizure or capture a high-profile drug trafficker. Then it seems a little hard to believe this off-the-record version from the federal government. The story was circulating yesterday, and still is today, that the federal government tried to capture a top commander of the Jalisco cartel. A failed capture operation unleashed this hell in several municipalities and cities in these three states. And in the face of shame, the federal government couldn't, had no choice but to blame this situation that developed in these three states on a confrontation between organized crime groups.

Failed operation, probably a failed operation. Federal forces were unable to capture the target they had planned and calculated, and they are justifying this blunder by blaming organized crime groups for this incident. They were indeed the ones who carried out these narco-blockades. However, in the face of an attempt to capture one of their leaders, it was even mentioned in the name of one of them. The commander of this region is Ricardo Ruiz Velasco, one of the commanders of the Jalisco Cartel, who is second in command of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel. They are not directly involved in the objective of El Mencho. 

We don't have any data to support this. The last time they tried to capture El Mencho, there were even narco-blockades in more states, I think. If I'm not mistaken, there were six, and they used their entire arsenal, they took it out of their warehouses. The surface-to-air missiles they had and shot down, you will remember, a Black Hawk helicopter belonging to the then federal police. Had they attempted to capture Mecho, I think the situation would have been even more complicated yesterday. The situation of the governors in all this. Why so much silence? It seems to me that they allowed the federal government to provide information about these operations. The federal government took a long time, only until yesterday, sorry, until this morning. We had a final version from the federal government. The governors only mentioned that they were putting out the fires, clearing the roads, removing the vehicles that had been stolen and burned. More from the civil protection perspective, they had finally allowed free traffic on the roads that had been blocked, and the federal government took it upon itself to provide information about what caused it. 

This situation was caused by the Michoacán government, which, I believe, without the federal government's agreement, advanced a hypothesis that there had been an operation in Apatingán and that this had caused this confrontation. Later, the federal government corrected it today in the morning press conference, saying that it was more the responsibility of organized crime groups. Well, we thank you very much, David Saucedo, for putting your finger on the sore spot to understand what is happening, especially in light of those who listen to us there, of all the people there who want to know the truth beyond the official discourse. 

Thank you, Pepe, I send you a big hug. Also, a very big hug for you, David. Saucedo, specialist consultant on security issues. A very, very brief break. We'll be back.

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The US confirms it revoked visas for members of Los Alegres del Barranco after Mencho's image was shown at concerts In Jalisco.

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This article was posted by RIODOCE 

APRIL 2, 2025 

Christopher Landau, US Undersecretary of State, condemned the "glorification" of El Mencho, leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), and confirmed the revocation of visas for members of Los Alegres del Barranco following their two concerts in which images of Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes were projected.

In a message on his X account, Landau shared a video of the event and noted that, although he "firmly believes in freedom of expression, that does not mean it should be exempt from consequences. The Mexican group Los Alegres del Barranco disseminated images glorifying the drug trafficker 'El Mencho'—leader of the bloody CJNG cartel—at a recent concert in Mexico."

The US official also emphasized that the Trump administration takes its responsibility to regulate foreign access to its territory very seriously, stating that "the State Department has revoked the work and tourist visas of the group's members." "We're not going to roll out the red carpet for those who glorify criminals and terrorists," he added.

To date, the members of the norteño group from San José del Barranco, Badiraguato, have not issued an official statement on the matter.

SOURCE: RIODOCE 

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Follow-Up: ALL the details of the release of the 36 recruits Of 'CJNG' Cartel in Teuchitlán: Jalisco

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This information INFORMADOR.MX

A judge released 36 of the 38 people arrested on January 29 in an organized crime training camp located in the municipality of Teuchitlán

WRITTEN BY: INFORMADOX.MX 

FEBRUARY 9, 2025 

In Teuchitlán, authorities found and dismantled an apparent organized crime recruitment camp at the end of January. At the site, 38 people were arrested by elements of the Mexican Army, National Guard and Attorney General's Office; today 36 are free. Here are the details and an update on the case:

A judge released 36 of the 38 people arrested on January 29 at an organized crime training camp located in the municipality of Teuchitlán, Jalisco; the defense managed to prove that the released people were recruited against their will.

After a hearing that lasted five days in the federal courts of the Puente Grande penitentiary complex, the judge decided to bring to trial only two people who were allegedly in charge of the training camp and charged them with the crimes of organized crime, deprivation of liberty and forced disappearance.

The camp was located by elements of the Defense, the National Guard and the Attorney General's Office near the town of La Vega and in addition to the arrest of the 38 people who were there, chemical precursors, tactical equipment, radio communicators, chargers and live cartridges were seized.

During the hearing, it was revealed that the 36 people released were recruited through deception and then forced to stay in the camp, where they were allegedly subjected to torture and training as hitmen.

As of Friday, authorities have not reported whether any of the 36 people who were released on Thursday afternoon have been reported missing.

SOURCE: INFORMADO.MX 

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Federal Authorities Seized Another Drug Training Camp In Teuchitlán, Jalisco; 37 People Were Arrested. CJNG Cartel Camp Raided By Military

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This information was posted by EL OCCIDENTAL 

Members of the federal forces confiscated the camp after a foot tour

THURSDAY JANUARY 30, 2025

Editorial / El Occidental

A training camp used by organized crime was discovered by elements of the Secretariat of Security and Citizen Protection in coordination with the Mexican Army, the National Guard and the Attorney General's Office

The discovery occurred after personnel from these federal agencies carried out a foot search in an unpopulated area of ​​the municipality of Teuchitlán, in the Valles region of Jalisco.

The federal agency reported that they arrested 37 people and secured the training camp linked to a criminal group operating in the area.

The inspection also found 1,818 cartridges, magazines, four radio communication devices, tactical equipment and chemical precursors.

After locating the camp, the detainees were transferred to the facilities of the Attorney General's Office of the Republic to be made available.

The Federal Public Ministry has already begun the investigations and in the next few hours the legal situation of the almost 40 detainees will be defined.

On September 24, 2024, elements of the National Guard located another clandestine camp in the town of Estanzuela, in Teuchitlán.

At that time, 10 people were arrested and two others were rescued. Through the evidence it was learned that it was a clandestine school, where people were prepared to join the ranks of crime.

SOURCE: EL OCCIDENTAL

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63 bags with human remains in Lomas del Refugio grave, in Zapopan: Jalisco

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This information was posted by EL OCCIDENTAL 

On Wednesday, 15 bags were located

WEDNESDAY JANUARY 8, 2025 

Román Ortega

Agents from the State Prosecutor's Office and experts from the Jalisco Institute of Forensic Sciences resumed excavation work this Wednesday at the clandestine grave in the Lomas del Refugio neighborhood, in Zapopan, where 63 bags with human remains have been located since it was located on December 13 by members of the Luz de Esperanza (Light of Hope) collective.

Hector Flores, founder of the collective, said that they were working until December 24 because there was no more backhoe, which was needed for this work.

“It was necessary to ask the Chief of the Cabinet of the State of Jalisco, through him, the Secretary of Agriculture lent a backhoe so that they could continue the work today.”

Héctor Flores indicated that today the State Government finally provided the heavy machinery so that the agents of the State Prosecutor's Office and the experts of the Jalisco Institute of Forensic Sciences could continue with the search work.

He indicated that as a result of this Wednesday's work, 15 bags with human remains were found, for a total of 63 since the work began last December.

“Today 15 bags and one bone remains were found and in total there are 63 bags, tomorrow the work will continue in the grave here in Lomas del Refugio, in Zapopan”.

The discovery occurred on December 13 in a property located at the intersection of Ameca and Matamoros streets, where the members of the collective arrived to search for buried human remains, according to an anonymous tip they received through their social networks.

According to data from the Special Prosecutor's Office for Missing Persons, 20 clandestine graves had been accounted for between January and November of last year.

SOURCE: EL OCCIDENTAL 

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"Fuel Theft" Soars In Jalisco During Lopez Obrador's Six-Year Term Of Office

 "Char" for Borderland Beat 

This article was translated and reposted from EL OCCIDENTAL 

Investing in technology to combat this crime is a must

Román Ortega

Fuel theft in clandestine Pemex pipelines, also known as “huachicol”, shot up by up to 279 percent in Jalisco during the recently ended federal administration of former President Andrés Manuel López Obrador compared to the six-year term of former President Enrique Peña Nieto, despite López Obrador's assurances that his administration would put an end to this illicit activity.

Data from Petróleos Mexicanos (PEMEX) obtained through transparency indicate that during the six years of Enrique Peña Nieto's administration there were 173 fuel leaks in Pemex pipelines, while during López Obrador's term the figure was 656, which represents an increase of 279%.

In the case of leaks, Luis Campos warns that they represent a greater risk for the communities near the points where the fuel comes out of the pipelines due to its high level of flammability.

“The risk is that it is a highly flammable material and to the extent that a person is unaware that there was a fuel leak and there is an ignition point, which is what fire experts say, that is what will generate the contingency. I believe that the only issue is the information and to be aware of something in writing”.

Official figures provided to El OCCIDENTAL show that clandestine pipeline tapping detected in Jalisco increased 65%, that is, 5,293 illegal tappings were registered during the period of Andrés Manuel López Obrador, while during the administration of Enrique Peña Nieto there were 3,205.

Luis Campos, a public safety specialist at the Universidad Panamericana, points out that there are not enough personnel to monitor the pipelines, which is why monitoring systems must be implemented that are capable of detecting when there is low pressure, as a result of a fuel tap or leak, so that federal security forces can act quickly.

He stressed that for the government of Andrés Manuel López Obrador it was not a priority to invest in technology that would allow detecting any “picket” in the pipelines.

“The investment to be able to monitor the length and breadth of the pipelines is an important investment. And here, the truth is that the money has been allocated to other issues and for prevention in the case of huachicol, it has apparently not been a priority, has it not? You have the figures and the figures, as in an operation, as in sales, are cold. The numbers are cold here, like for the suits.”

CHART :

EPN AMLO VARIATION

LEAKS IN CLANDESTINE OUTLETS 173 656 279 % +

CLANDESTINE OUTLETS SECURED 3205 5293 65% +

During this year 2024, several gasoline leaks were recorded that alarmed residents of small communities in the municipalities of Tonalá, Zapotlanejo and Tlajomulco de Zúñiga:

The first of these occurred on February 9, with the spill of 5 million liters of gasoline, in the town of Tololotlán in the municipality of Tonalá, which caused the eviction of more than 2,1000 people from Tonalá, El Salto, Zapotlanejo and Juanacatlán.

The jet of fuel raised a cloud of vapors that forced the Secretariat of the Environment to declare an Atmospheric Alert for three municipalities.

That day the residents began to leave to go to their families, starting at 5:30 a.m. after perceiving the strong odors of fuel and made the reports to 911.

“The firefighters arrived and told us to get out of the houses because there was a fuel leak. We didn't take the children to school, we left the house,” Consuelo Vargas, 34, said at the time.

“For me, my head, my eyes and even my stomach started to hurt a lot. I couldn't even eat breakfast because I started to vomit,” explained 60-year-old Alicia Márquez.

Last Friday, July 19, there was a fuel leak in a clandestine outlet of a Pemex pipeline, which forced the evacuation of the towns of La Laja, La Mora and La Mezquitera, in Zapotlanejo.  On that occasion, the hydrocarbon jet reached a height of about 10 meters, which generated a cloud of fuel vapor.  As a result, 207 people had to be evacuated. 

On July 25, another fuel leak occurred in the town of El Capulín, in the municipality of Tlajomulco de Zúñiga.

On September 3, more than 100 elements of the State Civil Protection Unit of the State, Zapotlanejo and Pemex worked to suppress a diesel leak that occurred in a pipeline of the state-owned company in a plot of land near the community of La Mora, in the municipality of Zapotlanejo.

The then director of Civil Protection and Firefighters of Jalisco, Victor Hugo Roldan, said that there was no need to evacuate the inhabitants of the town, only 360 people from the Miguel Hidalgo elementary school evacuated as a preventive measure, on their own initiative.

SOURCE: EL OCCIDENTAL 

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Explosive Artifacts, Weapons And Drugs Seized In Quitupan: Jalisco

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This article was posted by EL OCCIDENTAL 

The military inspected the area and the camp.

NOVEMBER 28, 2024 

WRITTEN BY: RAMON ORTEGA 

Elements of the Secretary of National Defense seized magazines, ammunition and drugs in the municipality of Quitupan, in the Southern Region of the State.

The Attorney General's Office (FGR) opened an investigation against whoever is responsible for the crimes of violation of the Federal Law of Firearms and Explosives and against Health.

The federal agency explained that the soldiers were conducting surveillance on a road leading from the town of Lagunillas to the town of El Cuervo, when they located a makeshift camp.

For this reason, the military inspected the area and the camp, where they secured two explosive devices, an explosive device to be used with a drone, two firearms and nine magazines.

In addition, the officers found and seized 978 cartridges, a tactical vest, two ballistic plates, a bag with 130 grams of marijuana, a bag with 18 wraps of cocaine and a bag with 10 wraps of methamphetamine. No people were arrested.

SOURCE: EL OCCIDENTAL 

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