Mexico influencers in crosshairs of drug cartel war amid spate of attacks | Mexico
Earlier this year, Brochures flutter He accused a series of influencers and musicians of serving an organized crime from a helicopter on Culiacán, the capital of Sinaloa, Mexico.
Four of the 25 faces on the brochure were already “eliminated”. Two more have been chosen since then.
Latest Camilo OchoaA Narco-Youtuber was shot on August 17th.
In the midst of a war between the fractions of the Sinaloa cartel, the impressives became the target that reflects both the alleged roles in money laundering and its places in Cartel Propaganda and the parallel war was carried out online.
The conflict in Sinaloa exploded after being detained by one of Guzmán’s sons after a small plane woven in Texas in July 2024, in July 2024.
Hand swimwear The son of the defendant El Chapo to betray and deliver it to the US officials. A fraction, led by El Mayo’s son, is fighting against another war ruled by two sons of El Chapo, who is free in Mexico.
The conflict almost left 2,000 dead So far – the six in the brochure is impressive and a few Not on others.
The brochure was revealed by El Mayo’s fraction, because for the sons of El Chapo, money was accused of laundering money.
After previous attacks on the impressives in Sinaloa – including a Youtuber known as El Jasper, 70 bullet wounds – The others on the list sought security in other states or countries.
But now they are hunting beyond the borders of Sinaloa. Ochoa was killed in Morelos. And before that, Gail CastroThe brother of the famous impressive Markitos ToysBaja was shot in California.
26 -year -old Markitos Toys took the highest time in the brochures distributed in January. About six years ago, a great follow -up began to grow and led to controversy. El Chapo’s friendship with people close to their sons and sports car and designer brands jet determination lifestyle.
Markitos Toys have recently been included in a list of 64 impressives in Sinaloa. Reported by Milenio To be under the investigation of the suspected follow -up of artificially inflated follow -up by Mexico’s Financial Intelligence Unit. Some of the “clean” money they receive from the platforms for the contents of such impressives can return to the cartels.
Markitos Toys rejected the allegations. But since the war broke out, it was everywhere except Sinaloa, and the house of his family in Culiacán is full of bullets. On the sidewalk other than someone, “MF” was carried – the sign of Mayito Flaco, son of El Mayo’s son.
“Organized crime is always looking for new ways of laundering: every central century of my ecosystem is being investigated by financial analysts, Sal
However, Mejía added that the impressives remain relatively small for money laundering and that their real benefits for organized crime groups lie in the field of propaganda.
“Cartels have their own PR departments, Me Mejía said. “A propaganda machine we have.”
Organized crime groups have long used torture, confession and execution or messages drawn on posters left next to the bodies to send messages and manipulate the public.
More recently, they have gone to social media, which is often designed to appeal to young people, where their narrators introduced a certain lifestyle and proximity to organized crimes.
Sin Sinaloa said, Javier Llausas, a NGO peace of mind, said Javier Llausas, who is now a parallel to a parallel propaganda war that they could be asked to transfer some messages and become the target of some messages.
“This is a war, L Llausas said. “And as in any war, propaganda is important.”
