Members of the Mexican Army and the Michoacán Civil Guard seized a truck with more than 100 food items in the cargo area marked with the acronym CJNG (Jalisco New Generation Cartel).
The truck was found abandoned near the town of Tehuantepec, in the municipality of Chinicuila. Authorities also inspected it because it matched the characteristics of a Ford vehicle reported stolen in Jalisco.
Upon inspecting the truck’s cargo area, security agents discovered it filled with 139 food items packed in plastic bags and marked with the acronym CJNG and a message addressed to the public.
The food items were stocked with all kinds of products, including toilet paper, cookies, tea, candy, beans, and rice; however, the message printed on them was not distributed.
No arrests were reported, while the truck and the food supplies were kept under the custody of the relevant authorities for the development of the relevant investigations.
Narco Food Supplies
This is not the first time the CJNG has resorted to handing out food supplies or toys, even King’s Day cakes, to try to gain the support of entire communities it has entered violently to fight for control of their territory.
In Coalcomán (Michoacán) and Aguascalientes, the CJNG gave away toys and wished residents a Merry Christmas last December; in Coalcomán, the mayor is even being investigated for links to Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes (El Mencho) following a public event in which she was thanked for her “support” for the community.
In Tabasco, last January, a group of armed men distributed Christmas cakes to residents on behalf of “Mr. 88,” a man identified as the leader of the CJNG (National Commission for the Promotion of Justice) in the state and the main perpetrator of the wave of violence that has erupted in recent months.
The distribution of food supplies is not exclusive to the CJNG either. A couple of weeks ago, the Guerrero State Attorney General’s Office (FGJG) reported the seizure of weapons, tactical equipment, and food supplies marked with the acronym GNG in the municipality of Coyuca de Benítez.
Although this could be a copied practice, it is noteworthy that in recent months the criminal group known as GNG (New People of Guerrero) has indicated that it maintains ties to the CJNG. The food supplies on that occasion were similar: they contained cooking oil, beans, sugar, toothpaste, and toilet paper, among other items.
Source: infobae
