{"id":2331364,"date":"2024-08-26T20:58:58","date_gmt":"2024-08-27T00:58:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mexicos-traditional-and-indigenous-community-police-come-under-fire-from-drug-cartels\/"},"modified":"2024-08-26T21:05:11","modified_gmt":"2024-08-27T01:05:11","slug":"mexicos-traditional-and-indigenous-community-police-come-under-fire-from-drug-cartels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mexicos-traditional-and-indigenous-community-police-come-under-fire-from-drug-cartels\/","title":{"rendered":"Mexico&#8217;s Traditional and Indigenous Community Police Come Under Fire from Drug Cartels"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/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%2Fmexicos-traditional-and-indigenous-community-police-come-under-fire-from-drug-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=2331364&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>Mexico&#8217;s traditional and Indigenous <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-man-accused-of-throwing-molotov-cocktail-at-police-station-arrested-by-lapd\/\" title=\"WATCH: Man Accused Of Throwing Molotov Cocktail At Police Station Arrested By LAPD\">community police<\/a> forces are facing increasing violence from drug\u2063 cartels, according to authorities. Recently, seven members \u2064of a community police \u200cforce were killed in Coahuayana, Michoac\u00e1n, shortly after seven others were kidnapped by suspected\u2063 cartel members. \u2062These community guards, often local residents with minimal training, have been established \u200bas a response to \u2064<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/federal-appeals-court-allows-texas-rio-grande-floating-barriers-for-now-under-under-emergency-stay\/\" title=\"Federal Appeals Court grants emergency stay, allowing Texas Rio Grande floating barriers for now.\">cartel\u200d violence<\/a>, \u200despecially in Indigenous communities \u2062that have long histories of\u200b self-organization and defense. However,\u200c they struggle to compete with the firepower of well-armed cartels now \u200dfighting for control \u2062of lucrative drug trafficking routes \u200dalong the Pacific coast. The Jalisco New\u2064 Generation cartel is\u2062 suspected of \u2064orchestrating both the killings and the kidnapping, further highlighting the deadly \u200cenvironment faced by community protectors in their efforts\u2062 to secure their towns against cartel influence.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> <script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Mexico&rsquo;s traditional and Indigenous community police forces are coming under increasingly deadly fire from drug cartels, authorities said Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Adri&aacute;n L&oacute;pez, the chief prosecutor in the western state of Michoacan, confirmed that gunmen linked to drug cartels shot to death seven members of the community police force in the town of Coahuayana over the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>The community guards were killed just days after seven members of an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-celebrates-columbus-day-numerous-2020-democrats-opt-indigenous-peoples-day\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Indigenous community<\/a> police force were kidnapped, allegedly by cartel gunmen, and put through &ldquo;hell&rdquo; in another Michoacan town before they were freed Friday.<\/p>\n<p>In the face of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/federales-refuse-to-charge-alleged-human-traffickers-in-cancun\/\" title=\"Federales Refuse to Charge Alleged Human Traffickers in Cancun\">cartel turf wars<\/a> that have emptied towns in the Mexican countryside, many places have turned to &ldquo;community police,&rdquo; who are relatively untrained members of the town who volunteer or are paid a small stipend to protect residents.<\/p>\n<p>More common in Indigenous towns &mdash; which have centuries of experience in organizing and defending themselves &mdash; the community police are a more established and trusted force than the ephemeral &ldquo;self defense&rdquo; squads that flourished in Michoacan between 2013 and 2014 to fight the cartels, but were quickly corrupted.<\/p>\n<p>  <script> \t\t\t\tif( ! getCookie( 'ff_subbed' ) ) if( typeof FFADS.replace_ict !='undefined' ) if( FFADS.replace_ict ) eval( FFADS.replace_ict ); \t\t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>But while they enjoy the trust of their fellow townspeople, the community guards cannot match the firepower of the cartels that want their land.<\/p>\n<p>L&oacute;pez, the state prosecutor, said the attack in Coahuayana Saturday was related to battles by drug cartels to control the coastal area, a main route for landing seaborne shipments of cocaine.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This all involves the decision of the members of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/survivors-anti-porn-groups-call-criminal-investigation-pornhub-parent-company-mindgeek\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">criminal groups<\/a> to gain territory and carry out illegal activities, mainly drug smuggling,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Coahuayana (koh-why-YAH-nah), which sits on the Pacific coast near the neighboring state of Colima, is particularly attractive for the cartels; go-fast boats transporting cocaine from South America have a straight route here, but often dump floating bales of cocaine at sea with location devices, to be picked up and taken ashore.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The area on the coast of Michoacan and Colima has been ideal for picking up packages of cocaine from South America,&rdquo; L&oacute;pez said. &ldquo;There have been innumerable seizures of packages of cocaine by the Navy.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>While nobody in Coahuayana would say which gang carried out the killings, suspicion immediately turned to the Jalisco New Generation cartel, which has long been active in the region.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/cartel-ridden-mexico-re-elects-leftist-government-candidate-killed-hitmen-voter-kidnapped-polls\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The cartel<\/a> is also suspected of being responsible for the kidnapping of seven community guards &mdash; six men and one woman &mdash; who were abducted last Tuesday and released Friday in the Purepecha Indigenous township of Tangamandapio (tahn-gah-man-dah-Pee-oh) Michoacan.<\/p>\n<p>Those traditional officers are known as &ldquo;Ku&aacute;richas,&rdquo; (KWAH-rich-ahs) in Purepecha. In Indigenous towns, such forces have legal status to handle minor offenses.<\/p>\n<p>The seven were abducted Tuesday, and a massive search operation was launched involving helicopters, the military and state police. None would say who kidnapped them or what was done to them, but suspicion once again fell on the Jalisco cartel, based in the neighboring state of that name.<\/p>\n<p>One of the officers, Brayan Javier, said after his release, &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-trump-drops-5-word-bomb-response-kkk-question-forces-truth-reporter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the truth<\/a> is, it was hell there, because of a lot of things that happened.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-style: italic;\">The Western Journal has reviewed this Associated Press story and may have altered it prior to publication to ensure that it meets our editorial standards.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\">  <\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> <label>* Name<\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> <\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> <label>* <\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> <\/div>\n<p> <label>* Message<\/label> <br \/> <textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> <input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\">  <\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Adri\u00e1n L\u00f3pez, the chief prosecutor in Michoacan, reported that cartel-affiliated gunmen killed seven members of the community police in Coahuayana over the weekend. This incident occurred shortly after seven members of another Indigenous community police force were kidnapped by suspected cartel gunmen and endured severe treatment before being released on Friday. <\/p>\n<p>In response to violent turf wars among cartels that have driven residents from rural areas, many communities have established &#8220;community police&#8221; made up of local volunteers or minimally trained individuals who receive a small stipend for protecting their neighborhoods. These forces are more prevalent in Indigenous towns with a long history of self-organization and defense compared to temporary &#8220;self-defense&#8221; groups that emerged in Michoacan between 2013 and 2014 but quickly became corrupt.<\/p>\n<p>Despite earning the trust of their communities, these guards lack the firepower necessary to confront the cartels vying for control over their territories. L\u00f3pez indicated that Saturday&#8217;s attack was linked to ongoing battles among drug cartels for dominance over coastal regions crucial for cocaine trafficking routes. Coahuayana is particularly appealing due to its direct access for go-fast boats transporting cocaine from South America.<\/p>\n<p>While no one in Coahuayana has publicly identified which gang was responsible for the killings, suspicion has fallen on the Jalisco New Generation cartel, known to operate extensively in this area. This cartel is also believed to be behind last week&#8217;s kidnapping of seven community guards\u2014six men and one woman\u2014who were abducted Tuesday and released Friday after a large-scale search operation involving helicopters and military personnel.<\/p>\n<p>The traditional officers are referred to as &#8220;Ku\u00e1richas&#8221; within Purepecha communities where they hold legal authority over minor offenses. One officer who was released described his ordeal as \u201chell\u201d due to various traumatic experiences during captivity<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2331365,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/622765053f824ffeadb80d72026865a3-scaled.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[39360,39359,5370,39358],"class_list":["post-2331364","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-drug-cartels","tag-indigenous-rights","tag-mexico","tag-traditional-communities"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/622765053f824ffeadb80d72026865a3-scaled.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2331364","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2331364"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2331364\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2331365"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2331364"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2331364"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2331364"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}