The Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) has become the country’s dominant gang, and trafficks huge quantities of drugs into the US.
Around September 2019, the CJNG invaded the central state of Michoacan to take on the Cartel del Abuelo in Tepalcatepec.Surrounding towns and villages have become embroiled in the conflict, with locals taking up arms to defend themselves.Last month, one of these groups – known locally as an autodefensa – managed to repel a CJNG attack while travelling in an improvised armoured fighting vehicle (IAFV).CJNG soldiers opened fire in La Bocanda, one of their strongholds, but the locals managed to stop the cartel from advancing.Dr Robert J Bunker, Director of Research & Analysis, C/O Futures, LLC, told the Daily.
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