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Last weekend, the residents of Quibdó, the capital of Chocó, had to take refuge in their homes at 6 in the afternoon. An armed criminal group calling itself ‘Los Mexicanos’ sent out several pamphlets in which they warned that after that hour they could not be on the street on pain of death.
“They practically decreed a curfew, and they are armed. It was time to close the trade and save, this looked like a ghost town“, told EL TIEMPO a merchant from Quibdó.
This situation set off the alarms of the authorities and the Government, to such an extent that on Monday night President Iván Duque spent the night in Quibdó, and today he will be assessing the situation together with the military and police authorities of the region.
(Read also: Why did President Duque untimely travel to Chocó?)
In the capital of Chocó, in addition to ‘Los Mexicanos’, other criminal networks are present such as ‘Los Kennedy’, ‘Los Palmeños’, ‘Los Rapados’ and ‘Los Locos’, dedicated to micro-trafficking and illegal mining.
(We suggest you read: Duque traveled to Quibdó with a military and Police leadership)
The dispute over control of the retail sale of the drug has led to a territorial war between the ‘Clan del Golfo’ and ‘Los Mexicanos’, that today has the number of homicides soaring: 120 violent deaths, while last year in the same period 91 homicides were registered.
Duque in Quibdó this Monday.
They practically decreed a curfew, and they are armed. It was time to close the trade and save, this looked like a ghost town
“The Mexicans,” a local authority told this newspaper, have commune 1, 5 and 6 as the area of interference and the sector known as the 1,550 houses.
“‘The Mexicans’ It is made up of young people between 20 and 22 years old, many of them come from families displaced by the violence that came to settle in Quibdó, and before the lack of opportunities they commit crimes, “Marín Sánchez, mayor of that town, assured EL TIEMPO.
(You might be interested in reading: Raid against micro-trafficking leaves 22 tons of drugs seized)
Sánchez pointed out that these young people call themselves ‘Los Mexicanos’ because they have seen series and films about Mexican cartels and “they want to look like them“.
His boss, alias ‘Chuky’, was captured and intelligence is trying to identify his successor.
“In Quibdó there is a serious problem of drug, parakeet and marijuana consumption, which becomes the gasoline for these networks dedicated to micro-trafficking“said the mayor.
‘The Mexicans’ are made up of young people between 20 and 22 years old, many of them come from families displaced by the violence that came to settle in Quibdó
In 2018, alias Chuky was captured – by the Army, Police and Prosecutor’s Office – against him there were 7 arrest warrants for different crimes.
“Some of the members of ‘Los Mexicanos’ who have been captured are in the Quibdó prison, from there they send videos and messages allusive to their group. And the most serious thing is that they put adolescents, between 14 and 17 years old, to deliver drugs or make charges“said an inhabitant of the area.
On Saturday, the Vice Minister of Defense for Strategy and Planning, Jairo García, participated virtually in a security council with civil, police and military authorities from Quibdó, Chocó.
(For context, it might be of your interest to read: This is how ‘Otoniel’ moves and lives, a boss for whom they offer US $ 5 million)
The dispatch of 80 soldiers from the Army’s Seventh Division to accompany the patrols of the National Police in the capital of Chocó was announced.
Meanwhile, the Directorate of Criminal Investigation and Interpol of the Police, Dijín, designated for this municipality a special commission of investigation that allows greater speed in the clarification of homicides, in coordination with the Office of the Attorney General of the Nation.
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– Court admits for review lawsuit against law that criminalizes abortion
– Court refuses to revive process against Nancy Patricia Gutiérrez
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