Former leaders of La Barredora and the CJNG have formed an alliance to maintain criminal control over the municipalities of Comalcalco, Paraíso, and Villahermosa, according to the SSP of Tabasco.
A military, marine, and national guard pursuit in the municipality of Paraíso, Tabasco, resulted in the arrest of Norberto “N”, alias El Peje, who is considered one of La Barredora’s main leaders. The group maintains ties with the Jalisco Nueva Generación Cartel (CJNG).
The incident occurred during the afternoon on this Friday near the Mecoacán Lagoon when Navy officers (Semar), National Defense personnel (Sedena), and National Guards identified a convoy of armed men.
After a brief confrontation and a pursuit along the highway bordering the Gulf of Mexico, the uniformed officers managed to apprehend El Peje and one of his bodyguards.
It is worth noting that La Barredora is regarded as one of the primary generators of violence in the state. The group’s breakup caused the emergence of smaller cells, some of which ultimately formed alliances with the CJNG.
On October 14, Víctor Hugo Chávez Martínez, head of the Tabasco Public Security Secretariat, confirmed during a press conference that La Barredora had fractured and its leaders subsequently allied themselves with local bosses from the CJNG.
“We know that it is the criminal organization known as La Barredora,” Chávez stated. “In December, they fractured; then several leaders emerged. They all joined or allied themselves with the CJNG in order to have more power or dominate the territory.”
The state official assured that the “name change” of the criminal groups was intended to cause confusion, making it more difficult for authorities to track and capture their leaders.
However, the break in La Barredora’s leadership coincides with a rise in violence in Tabasco and the appearance of the CJNG in the state. In January 2024, the CJNG announced a “clean-up” through videos spread on social networks, distancing themselves from local criminal groups.
A group of heavily armed men dressed in military attire declared that they were “people of Mr. Mencho’s brothers-in-law,” referring to Los Cuinis, and warned that the CJNG does not support kidnappers, thieves, rapists, extortionists, or zetas.
In February 2024, various posters signed by AntiBarredora were left in different parts of Tabasco, threatening the leaders of the criminal group in the municipalities of Chontalapa, Comalcalco, Villahermosa, and Paraíso.
Source: Infobae
