{"id":1307924,"date":"2022-02-17T19:38:02","date_gmt":"2022-02-18T00:38:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1307924"},"modified":"2022-02-17T19:38:12","modified_gmt":"2022-02-18T00:38:12","slug":"violence-erupts-in-western-mexico-after-crime-boss-switches-cartels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/violence-erupts-in-western-mexico-after-crime-boss-switches-cartels\/","title":{"rendered":"Violence Erupts in Western Mexico After Crime Boss Switches Cartels"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fviolence-erupts-in-western-mexico-after-crime-boss-switches-cartels%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1307924&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"subheading\">Days of shootouts and executions plagued a western Mexican state after a regional cartel commander switched allegiances to a rival organization.<\/p>\n<p>Mexican federal law enforcement sources consulted by Breitbart Texas say the split not only led to violence in the state of Colima, but also speculation over the possible death of a feared cartel lord.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Colima-Violence-.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19920762\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Colima-Violence-.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The violence began in early February in Colima, where gunmen from Cartel Jalisco New Generation (CJNG) clashed with men supporting the Sinaloa Cartel.<\/p>\n<p>The magnitude of the clashes even led to a local university campus to close for days. While official death tolls have not been disclosed, law enforcement sources say dozens were killed or taken between the warring factions.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"es\">A la comunidad universitaria y sociedad en general: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NX2Qm7DGB5\">pic.twitter.com\/NX2Qm7DGB5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Universidad de Colima (@udec_oficial) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/udec_oficial\/status\/1491648852402872325?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 10, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The violence comes after Jose Bernabe \u201cLa Vaca\u201d Brizuela Meraz, a regional plaza boss, broke away from CJNG and sided with the Sinaloa Cartel. La Vaca is the leader of gunmen known as \u201cLos Mezcales.\u201d Since breaking away from CJNG, La Vaca has been placing banners claiming that politicians including current Governor Indira Vizcaino are collaborating with CJNG.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Colima-Violence-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19920770\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Colima-Violence-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"703\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>La Vaca also circulated letters claiming the leader of CJNG, Nemesio \u201cEl Mencho\u201d Oseguera Cervantes, died from medical complications. He notes El Mencho\u2019s alleged death as a reason for changing allegiances. Mexican authorities have not been able to confirm the claimed death of the elusive cartel lord.<\/p>\n<p><em>Editor\u2019s Note: Breitbart Texas traveled to the Mexican States of Tamaulipas, Coahuila, Nuevo Le\u00f3n, and other areas to recruit citizen journalists willing to risk their lives and expose the cartels silencing their communities.&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/texas\/2015\/02\/15\/breitbart-texas-announces-cartel-chronicles-effort-begins-to-help-citizen-journalists-in-mexico\/\"><em>Breitbart Texas\u2019 Cartel Chronicles<\/em><\/a><em>&nbsp;are published in both English and in their original&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/texas\/2015\/02\/15\/cronicas-de-carteles-breitbart-texas-un-esfuerzo-por-ayudar-a-los-periodistas-de-ciudadanos-en-mexico\/\"><em>Spanish<\/em><\/a><em>. This article was written by Jose Luis Lara, a former leading member who helped start the Self-Defense Movement in Michoac\u00e1n.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Days of shootouts and executions plagued a western Mexican state after a regional cartel commander switched allegiances to a rival organization. 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