Prosecutor’s Office Links CJNG and Colombians to Attacks on Communities in Michoacán
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At the beginning of May, Purépecha communities reported armed attacks, blockades and the presence of criminal groups in municipalities such as Nahuatzen, Chilchota, Charapan and Tangancícuaro. On 7 May, in the Purépecha community of Acachuén, in Chilchota, an armed group attacked inhabitants of the area and left two people dead. Following this, the community began to protest at the violence it was experiencing and reported feeling abandoned by t…
The Attorney General of the State of Michoacán, Carlos Torres Piña, said that in different regions of the Purepecha Plateau, the presence of a group composed of people of Colombian origin with alleged links to the Jalisco Nueva Generación Cartel (CJNG) has been identified. He indicated that the situation is part of ongoing investigations and of operations coordinated with federal and state forces. In a press conference he explained the follow-up…
The Attorney General of the state of Michoacán, Carlos Torres Piña, revealed that the Jalisco Nueva Generación Cartel (CJNG) and the Colombian army at the service of this criminal organization, are the ones who harass the indigenous communities of the Purepecha Plateau and the Cañada de los 11 Pueblos. The stalking and attacks on the native peoples, perpetrated by that cartel, have resulted in the recent attacks on community members and communit…
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