Police authorities in Michoacan, Mexico found 12 burned bodies of suspected members of New Jalisco Generation Cartel, according to a recently published article.

Mexican Cartels in Mexico Amid Global Pandemic

Mexican cartels in Mexico are known for their different illegal businesses and gruesome killings. Most of the time, a cartel would murder a member from their rival group due to some conflict of power in a certain territory for control over the distribution of illegal drugs and cocaine.

Amid the global pandemic, Mexico has reached its highest murder rate in March since it began recording in 1997. Around 2,585 murders were recorded in March and it still not known until now as to how many of these killings are related to the violence committed by the different cartels.

This only shows that even amid the pandemic, killings and distribution of illegal drugs by the Mexican cartels continue. Due to the existing violence in the country, Pres. Manuel Lopez Obrador signed an executive order early this month that mandated the Armed Forces to return on the streets to stabilize and implement peace and order. 

Feud of Mexican Cartels Jalisco New Generation Cartel and Familia Michoacana

The Jalisco New Generation Cartel is considered today as the most feared organized group across the country. One of the Mexican states that they control is the Michoacana. However, their most rival group in the state is also known for its power and influence, the Familia Michoacana.

Recently, a leaked video from the Jalisco New Generation Cartel showed the alleged member of Familia Michoacana who was identified as "El Vago" being interrogated by armed men. On a separate video, it showed how El Vago was brutally beheaded.

Another video went viral online that showed the alleged members of Jalisco New Generation Cartel killed three of the 10 Familia Michoacana members. Additionally, the video also showed how they dragged them on a dirt road and place them atop each other.

12 Burned Bodies of Suspected Members of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel Found  

Police authorities on Michoacan, Mexico found 12 burned bodies of suspected members the Jalisco New Generation Cartel on Saturday. The 12 bodies were stacked on top of each other on the back of the pickup truck covered with a tarp.

The gruesome killing was allegedly an act of revenge from the Familia Michoacana whose member was beheaded by its rival cartel. Moreover, the Familia Michoacana claimed responsibility for the said killing of 12 persons. 

They left a poster that states: "Forgive me Chito Cano. I forgot your Mother's Day gift but I send it to you here. ATTN: La Michoacana Familia." Chito Cano was reportedly the leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel that operates in Michoacana. 

Bodies Were Not Just Burned, But Tortured As Well

The Michoacán Attorney General's office confirmed that all bodies found were not only burned but they all showed signs of being tortured. However, the office did not give any details as to when the gruesome killings happened. 

In an official statement the office released, it says: "In regards to the event's modus operandi, it is not ruled out that the crime is due to a settling of accounts between members of organized crime due to drug trafficking."

Moreover, the war between the two cartels in the Mexican state started several years ago but it was intensified just this February when a member of Chito Cano appeared on a video and gave a threat to wipe out the members of Familia Michoacana in the state. 

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