Puerto Vallarta, in the aftermath of El Mencho’s death: ‘We got the message; they’re in charge here.’
The popular tourist area suffered one of the most ferocious reprisals following the taking down of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel leader.
It was a store, and now it’s a twisted wreck of steel, ashes, and scattered sheets of metal. The maintenance workers, already sunburnt, explain that the workload (though not the pay) overwhelmed them as of Sunday, February 22: the structure was weak, the metal warped from the extreme heat, it couldn’t support the weight of the roof, and everything collapsed.
The arson attacks carried out by the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) against dozens of businesses and vehicles has left Puerto Vallarta, a coastal paradise in Mexico, scarred.
The retaliation for the downfall of Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, “El Mencho,” scared away thousands of tourists, triggered a wave of cancellations, and reignited the fear in everyone who already knew, underneath it all, who controlled the city.
Even outsiders understood: “We got the message. It was a show of power.
Click here to read the complete, original article by Beatriz Guillén on El País.
Source: El País
