The Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) has strongholds across almost all regions of Guanajuato according to a security analyst based in Mexico’s most violent state A “cartel war map” drawn up and published by David Saucedo shows that the only region of Guanajuato where the CJNG doesn’t have a permanent presence is the northeast which borders both San Luis Potosí and Querétaro the cartel has made an “offensive movement” into the northeastern municipality of San Luis de la Paz where the Santa Rosa de Lima Cartel (SRLC) has – or had – a stronghold Saucedo’s map shows that the CJNG – one of the two most powerful criminal organizations in Mexico – has strongholds in Guanajuato city The newspaper El Universal reported that the Jalisco cartel has made incursions into 10 additional Guanajuato municipalities this year to become the dominant force in 25 of the state’s 46 municipalities The SRLC – which began as a fuel theft gang but has diversified into other criminal activities – has increased its area of influence from eight municipalities to 16 notes that the CJNG’s “invasion” of Guanajuato began in 2014 It is allied in the state with the Arellano Félix Cartel who describes the partners as “invasion forces.” Saucedo said on Twitter that the Sinaloa Cartel sent support to the SRLC when El Marro was arrested to stop the CJNG from taking complete control of Guanajuato A man known as “El Chago” – identified as the CJNG’s leader in the municipality of San Francisco del Rincón – was arrested in April, but the Jalisco cartel’s head honcho, Nemesio “El Mencho” Oseguera Cervantes Saucedo also identified 16 “combat areas of greater intensity” where higher numbers of violent incidents and/or cartel clashes have occurred. Among the municipalities in that category are León, San Miguel de Allende, Celaya Saucedo said that cartels are fighting in Guanajuato over the retail drug market as well as trafficking routes to the United States Another reason for the high levels of violence is the state’s location next to Jalisco “It’s a natural state for the expansion of the CJNG,” Saucedo wrote on Twitter He also said that “some National Guard commanders collaborate with criminal groups” in the state Guanajuato was the most violent state in Mexico in the first five months of 2022 with 1,292 homicides for an average of 8.5 per day The Bajío region state has been the most violent in the country in recent years Guanajuato – once one of the country’s most peaceful states – remains Mexico’s most murderous entity With reports from El Universal ADVERTISE WITH MND COMMUNITY GUIDELINES Subscription FAQ's Privacy Policy Mexico News Daily - Property of Tavana LLC This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page Covering stories that matter to the community A short funeral service will be held in Colton on Friday for the migrant who was struck and killed by a U.S and the next day his body will be sent home to his mother in San Francisco del Rincón a San Diego-based attorney is in the process of being retained by the mother of that migrant who was struck by the agent the night of Nov 6 and died a few hours later in a Palm Springs trauma unit All of this comes several weeks before a final report is scheduled to be completed by the California Highway Patrol on the collision that took place on Anza Road east of Bowker Road on the outskirts of Calexico A Highway Patrol public information officer out of the El Centro station said there is no timeframe on the completion of the report yet the attorney for the family of Segura-Avina said on Monday that he was told the report would be done in three to four weeks The case is also reportedly being investigated by the Mexican consulate’s office did not return messages left with his office last week There seems to be some dispute as to where Segura-Avina was at the time he was struck and killed hopes to learn after the completion of the report Border Patrol officials said the agent claimed Segura-Avina was laying in the road at the time of the collision but an initial report by the Highway Patrol suggests Segura-Avina might have been upright and moving when struck “That autopsy will show us injury and impact on the body and give us a real understanding of whether he was laying down or standing up,” Iredale said (To read the initial story and see statements and media releases tied to the case, click here.) The autopsy was conducted by a Riverside County medical examiner because Segura-Avina died in Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Springs after he was transported there by air ambulance helicopter Riverside County officials confirmed Segura-Avina’s identity and the fact he was believed to be an undocumented immigrant He died from blunt-force trauma and compound-fracture injuries according to the report of responding Highway Patrol Officer Cuauhtémoc Beltran who was not identified by either the Highway Patrol nor U.S was traveling east on Anza Road in a Ford F-150 Raptor pickup when he struck Segura-Avina according to the Highway Patrol report from Officer Beltran Before Beltran’s initial report was released to the media on the morning of Nov Customs and Border Protection issued its own statement on the incident on Nov In the Customs and Border Patrol statement the agent claimed the man was laying in the road at the time of the collision An agent assigned to the El Centro Sector’s Calexico station was apparently responding to an “illegal entry of individuals into the United States from Mexico” about 8:40 p.m while responding to the area in his vehicle “was unable to avoid colliding with an individual laying in the road,” according to the CBP statement emailed to media by El Centro Sector Special Operations Supervisor Agent Jorge L indicated the man who was killed was apparently moving across eastbound Anza Road in a northerly direction at the time of the collision It specifically uses the term “traveling,” which was affirmed by a Highway Patrol spokesperson the morning of Nov during a subsequent conversation with California Highway Patrol Public Information Officer Arturo Platero Jr he said a final determination on the details into the collision are still under review and investigation by both agencies After speaking with Border Patrol officials further “It appears the subject was on the ground at the time of the impact.” Border Patrol is working with relevant authorities to identify the individual (Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General) was notified and is conducting its assessment The California Highway Patrol is investigating in coordination with CBP’s Office of Professional Responsibility which will also review this incident,” according to the CBP statement from Nov “As the investigation develops and more details are released we will update,” stated Rivera-Navarro in the Nov Customs and Border Protection did not immediately respond to a request on Tuesday 9 was asked to offer clarity into the initial conflicting reports between the CBP statement and the initial Highway Patrol media release “The Border Patrol is cooperating with all the agencies investigating this incident we have no further comment as this is an ongoing investigation An official report will be generated by those investigating agencies and released at the conclusion of their investigation,” Rivera-Navarro stated Nov Although few details about Segura-Avina were available Iredale said the 21-year-old was not married and had no children one of the reasons the attorney said he is being retained by the man’s mother to represent her And while Segura-Avina is a Mexican national who is related to the man through marriage two-hour Colton funeral service is being held so Segura-Avina’s brother and other stateside family members can say their goodbyes before his remains are sent back to San Francisco del Rincón on Saturday Olga Avina is who originally contacted this newspaper through email a few days after the accident to say that the Highway Patrol had listed Segura-Avina’s home state in Mexico incorrectly The report stated he was from Nayarit when he is from Guanajuato For advertising and submission of legal notices or inquiries email: info@calexicochronicle.com Why Tire Repair Workshops Are the Target of a Wave of Violence in Guanajuato Since 2018, the state of Guanajuato has been the most violent state in Mexico due to an intense conflict between criminal groups. This article analyzes an under-examined facet of the Cártel Santa Rosa de Lima (CSRL), and the Cártel Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG) conflict in Guanajuato: the use of tire repair shops as fronts for criminal activity An exclusive data set reveals that over the last ten years at least 138 tire repair shops have been violently attacked in the state and statements of local security experts suggests that these attacks are related to the fight between organized crime groups These groups have infiltrated tire repair shops installing networks for merchandizing stolen fuel and methamphetamine While violence and insecurity due to conflicts between criminal groups are widespread across the nation Guanajuato is the only state where tire repair shops have been infiltrated and systematically targeted with stunning violence this article aims to explain a unique trend and elucidate a key aspect of the most violent conflict in Mexico This article uses a data set of attacks on tire repair shops in the state of Guanajuato since 2013 when the press first reported on these attacks The events were found by searching on Google news and several Guanajuato news websites for keywords related to tire repair shops such as “vulcanizadora Guanajuato” and “taller de autos Guanajuato” with a range of one month After all the relevant events were catalogued according to date the search process was repeated for the next month with the search term “Guanajuato” filtered out was used to find the number of attacks at tire repair shops in all other states of Mexico The final count as of the writing of this article is 138 attacks causing 213 deaths and the most recent event occurring on November 17 There are a few important limitations to this article this article relies on analysis of reporting on tire repair shops in Guanajuato It is possible that there are “media black holes,” areas where events occur but are not reported on the data set is dependent on events that were reported on It is possible local paper press reported on attacks but did not publish their articles online The government has been entirely silent on the causes of these attacks this article is dependent on analysis of local news reporting supplemented by two interviews with Guanajuato journalists. Overview of the Security Situation in Mexico conflicts between criminal groups have contributed to accelerated and shocking levels of violence in Mexico the Mexican statistics agency National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI) recorded 35,625 homicides nearly 100 deaths a day.[3] While the final homicide count for 2022 is on track to drop by around 8% the violence and its effect on the nation are staggering.[4] While government and expert estimates vary it is agreed that somewhere between 70-80% of homicides in Mexico are related to organized crime conflict.[5] Apart from the tragic cost in human lives the conflict has resulted in high perceptions of insecurity among citizens,[6] major costs to the Mexican economy,[7] and has caused international partners to perceive that the Mexican government is losing control of large parts of the nation.[8] The security landscape of Mexico today looks quite different than at the outset of the drug war in 2006 The United States and Mexico’s bilateral security initiative included the kingpin strategy a focus on capturing and extraditing the heads of criminal organizations This strategy yielded the takedowns of many top criminal leaders their subordinates fought for control of the organization causing large alliances to fragment and breaking large criminal organizations into numerous smaller groups all competing for a smaller share of the market the government of President Felipe Calderón claimed that there were 20 criminal groups operating in the nation.[10] A 2020 study by the think tank Crisis Group found that after a decade of group fragmentation there were just under 200 criminal groups operating in Mexico revealing an unrecognizable and complex conflict landscape.[11] Parallel to this proliferation of smaller actors is a marked increase in homicides and a diversification of markets for criminal organizations while a handful of Mexican criminal organizations grew their power by primarily focusing on drug cultivation and trafficking today’s criminal groups are involved in numerous criminal markets in addition As security analyst Alejandro Hope explains it the criminal groups of today are not like Pablo Escobar or Amado Carrillo Fuentes they are like “Los Motonetos,” referencing a small criminal group from Chiapas mostly involved in extortion and local drug sales.[12] These criminal groups are well armed often with weaponry smuggled into Mexico from the United States taking advantage of their northern neighbor’s relaxed gun ownership laws.[13] As criminal groups have diversified away from drug trafficking to other economic pursuits larger areas of Mexico have become available for the extraction of economic rents introducing violent conflicts which translate into high homicide counts and insecurity Violent turf wars still determine who controls key smuggling routes and other geography related to drug trafficking once peaceful states which hold little value for drug trafficking have become epicenters of conflict many of the most violent states were along the northern border a result of fights for access to drug gateways into the United States.[14] Today states in the center of Mexico have risen on the homicide count rankings.[15] The case of Guanajuato is central to these themes of escalating violence Long considered one of the most peaceful and safe states in Mexico a brutal conflict between a local organized crime group and the Cártel Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG) has made it the most violent state in Mexico by homicide count since 2018.[16] So far this year according to government data.[17] Much of the violence is fueled by the fight between these two groups and their allies for control of the state’s lucrative Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex) pipelines and an expanding market of synthetic drug consumers.[18] While it is commonly believed that the CJNG entered the state in 2017 they were infiltrating the state on a small scale before this establishing criminal cells but avoiding conflict with existing criminal actors according to an investigation by organized crime blog Borderland Beat.[19] Security analyst David Saucedo told Borderland Beat that in 2015 attempted to negotiate an alliance with local criminal group the Union de Leon viewing the CJNG as an untrustworthy external force.[20] This sparked an armed conflict between the two groups which spread from Leon in the east of the state reaching Irapuato in the center by 2017.[21] From the period of 2015–2017 this violence was reflected in rising homicide counts El Mencho once again tried to negotiate with existing groups in the state this time sending his nephew as an emissary to meet José Antonio Yépez Ortiz alias “El Marro,” the leader of the CSRL His goal was not the state’s fuel theft market but rather control of the trafficking routes and replacing another criminal group called Los Viagras as CSRL’s primary methamphetamine suppliers.[23] However El Marro killed El Mencho’s nephew.[24] After this in October of 2017 El Marro released a message directed at the CJNG where he appeared standing in front of several dozen armed CSRL members threatening and ordering the CJNG to leave the state.[25] That year homicides almost doubled from the previous year from 1,232 to 2,285.[26] Associated homicides are described in Figure 1 Conflict rapidly spread across the state over the next few years Guanajuato was propelled to the front of the list of Mexico’s most dangerous states by homicide count the federal and Guanajuato governments launched the ‘Golpe de Timón’ a security offensive which aimed to regain control of the state and capture high value criminal targets CSRL cells were dismantled across the state and the government pursued El Marro El Marro posted a video and threatened the government following the capture of 26 alleged CSRL members he railed against the government for what he alleged was unfair persecution and appealed to CJNG rivals he was captured in a nighttime raid by the army in a ranch in Juventino Rosas.[31] According to Mexican Secretary of Defense Luis Cresencio Sandoval El Marro was protected by just five men and lived on the run never sleeping more than two nights in one place.[32] Violence intensified to staggering levels in 2020 as both groups grappled for control Researcher Francisco Jiménez Reynoso told BBC Mundo: “There is a fierce conflict neighborhood to neighborhood and sometimes street to street for the control of those markets.”[33] That year there were 5,370 homicides This meant a homicide rate of 70 per 100,000 over two times the rate for all of Mexico.[34][35] 17 months after the launch of the Golpe de Timón the state government presented results in a press conference marking the successful completion of the strategy.[36] The presentation revealed that because of the initiative Figure 2 breaks down the captures by group.[37] Captures by group affiliation from Golpe de Timón (3/ 2019 – 8/ 2020) Graphed collectively as ‘Other groups’: Unión de León (13) The weakening of the CSRL did pacify the state to a significant degree The homicide count dropped from 5,370 in 2020 to 3,884 in 2021 who lost several top commanders and members of El Marro’s family the CJNG has not been as impacted by the government While the Golpe de Timón also captured significant numbers of their members and equipment the CJNG’s top leadership in the state has remained relatively unscathed after a government attempt to capture regional CJNG leader Ricardo Ruiz Velasco “El RR” or “The YouTuber” in August 2022 the CJNG flexed their strength by burning dozens of businesses and vehicles in a dozen cities across the states of Jalisco and Guanajuato a reminder that their influence in the state has grown as the CSRL’s has waned.[39] while Guanajuato remains at the top of both the state homicide counts and national newspapers for atrocities and attacks on tire repair shops are on a downward trend The simplest explanation is that at this point the CJNG is winning the fight for the state due to the CSRL’s repeated loss of leaders It is within this context that both criminal groups have been attacking tire repair shops (vulcanizadoras in regional Spanish) to strike at each other’s drug dealing and stolen gasoline rackets A review of local press reports reveals that since 2013 there have been at least 138 brutal attacks on these tire shops in the state and customers of the businesses.[41]These tire shop attacks are linked to this turf war between criminal groups According to an interview with David Saucedo the attacks are the result of a targeted campaign by both criminal groups to destroy each other’s economic engines as the tire shops are used as sites for the dealing of meth and stolen gasoline.[42] The most recent attack occurred on 17 November 2022 police responded to reports of gunshots in a tire repair shop The attackers had already fled the scene.[43] It is impossible to discuss the situation in Guanajuato without acknowledging the murky but very real role of government forces in prolonging the conflict by colluding with both criminal groups from Pemex plant workers to small town mayors are involved in the conflict in many ways from allowing the theft of fuel to contracting out police departments in the service of organized crime the topic is difficult to analyze due to the obvious threats faced by journalists who choose to investigate links between organized crime and government forces a Small Wars Journal analysis of the journalists murdered in Mexico between 1992 and 2022 found that nearly as many were covering the government and politics as were covering organized crime and criminal groups when they were killed.[44] newspaper Milenio reported on an investigation by undercover federal officers which led to the dismissal of around 150 Municipal police officers in the city of Celaya According to police sources cited by Milenio the corrupt officers provided intelligence and worked as hired security for both the CSRL and the CJNG.[45] This was hardly an isolated event: a year earlier 29 officers in the city of Leon were similarly dismissed for having links to organized crime.[46] the low salaries and violent threats which make Guanajuato the most dangerous state to be a police officer contribute to the endemic security force corruption in the state.[47] Indeed 321 police officers have been killed in the state according to the think tank Causa en Común.[48] stated that the CSRL’s growth was facilitated by the complicity of state authorities.[49] This is supported by the numerous political scandals which linked the CSRL with local political figures an audio recording was leaked of a call between Hugo Estefanía the ex-mayor of the city of Cortazar and a high-ranking figure in the Partido de la Revolución Democrática (PRD) and Noé Israel Lara Belman alias “El Puma,” a CSRL officer.[50] The two discussed arrangements which would let the CSRL charge extortion in the city of Villagrán where a relative of CSRL leader El Marro was currently mayor Estefanía was gunned down at his home by armed men.[51] While the CSRL have enjoyed the “defenders’ advantage” of having developed layers of corruption in the state’s political the CJNG have made it their mission to uproot the CSRL and install their own connections even posting the names and patrol numbers of police they accuse of being connected with the CSRL and threatening authorities with violence if they are not fired.[52] CJNG messaging in the state is often directed at state authorities especially for unfairly prosecuting CJNG’s members police received a tip call about a body inside a house in Irapuato Paramedics and Municipal police arrived shortly after and discovered a severed head inside a cooler placed inside the empty home next to plastic trash bags Shortly after an investigative police officer (Agencia de Investigación Criminal) entered the home apparently by a remote detonated IED inside.[53] The officer was hurt but was rushed to the hospital and survived filmed from a hidden camera inside the home the CJNG alleged that the local investigative police targeted CJNG members and their families In another instance the CJNG kidnapped and tortured members of an elite state police unit called the “Tactical Group,” seeking information about its members.[55] They used the addresses and names they learned to hunt the officers at their homes the CJNG explained that this was in response to the Tactical Group’s targeting of their members and vowed to retaliate with two murders of officers for every CJNG member that was arrested The frequency of attacks mirrors the homicide counts in the state with 51 attacks in one year which resulted in 91 deaths just as the pace of the CSRL–CJNG conflict has slowed as the CJNG gains the upper hand the number of tire shop attacks has sharply decreased but remains a constant in the local criminal environment. The data is described in Figures 1 through 7 Figure 1 and 2 (above) describes homicides in Guanajuato and criminals captured by group during the Golpe de Timón, operation respectively. Figure 3 recaps annual tire shop attacks in Guanajuato; Figure 4 compares tire shop attacks by state; Figure 5 describes tire shop attacks in Guanajuato by city; Figure 6 details tire shop attacks by zones of conflict; and Figure 7 correlates the top ten municipalities in Guanajuato by homicide count and tire shop attacks (2017–2021) Annual tire shop attacks in Guanajuato [56] Tire repair shop attacks in Mexico by state (2013-2022) A count of attacks across all states of Mexico reveals that while tire repair shops are attacked elsewhere Guanajuato is the epicenter of the attacks representing 138 out of 184 attacks (75.5%) between 2013 and the beginning of 2022.[58] Tire repair shop attacks in Guanajuato by city (2013-2022).[59] Categorizing attacks by city in Guanajuato reveals that almost all attacks occur in the middle and south of the state exactly the parts of Guanajuato contested for the last couple years The northern half of the state is relatively free of these attacks “Map of the cartel war in Guanajuato by David Saucedo.” June 2022.[60] The cities most affected by the attacks are the same cities frequently in headlines for massacres and shootouts The ten most violent cities by homicide count and the ten cities with the most tire shop attacks have a correlation of .8411 Figure 7: Top ten municipalities in Guanajuato by homicide count and tire shop attacks (2017–2021) [61] Most of the attacks fall into two methods: ‘shop invasions’ or ‘drive-by’ attacks the attackers will spread flame accelerants or throw hand grenades to light the business on fire The objective is to quickly cause as many casualties and damage as possible before fleeing the scene. An analysis of the modus operandi of the events reveals that attackers use a variety of methods of attack Most of the attacks resembled drive-by shootings will drive up to the shop on motorbikes or cars They will stop on the street and fire off shots at whoever is in range one shooter dismounts the bike to fire shots A typical example of a drive-by attack occurred on 24 April 2021 Two armed men on one motorcycle sped up to a tire shop on the side of a road in Celaya One man was injured in the attack but survived.[62] a group of heavily armed hitmen will rush at the shop in cars or on motor bikes and enter the business and spray gunfire at whoever is inside the gunmen flee before neighbors can call the police they typically last around two to three minutes the hitmen sometimes leave a narco message sometimes even taking the time to photograph the crime scene for dissemination online.[63] In one case that went viral across Mexico in February 2019 attackers affiliated with the CSRL used a portable GoPro camera to film themselves ambushing a tire shop in the city of Valle de Santiago The video shows first-person footage of several attackers armed with AR-15 style rifles and bulletproof vests riding in the back of two speeding pickups before screeching to a halt in front of the business as they shout their allegiance to El Marro they cleared the building and piled back into the trucks to make their getaway.[64] In addition to attacks on tire shops by groups of hitmen owners and employees have been killed at their own homes or have faced threatening messages with corpses left outside their businesses.[65][66] The theft of Pemex fuel for sale on the black market is a major criminal racket in Mexico causing over one billion USD in losses to the state oil company at its peak in 2016.[67] According to organized crime expert Dr a criminal group whose expansion in the 2000s was propelled by their violent military tactics and diversification.[68] The CSRL who splintered off from the Zetas in the late 2000s were instrumental in turning Guanajuato into one of the states with the highest counts of illegal Pemex fuel taps in the late 2010s This required the corruption of Pemex engineers within the plant who would underreport the actual production and sell the difference between the actual and reported production Due to inaccurate record keeping necessary for this method Tapping pipelines does not require extensive corruption networks to exploit as the pipelines run for hundreds of miles across the state and are difficult to patrol Fuel thieves simply perforate the unguarded pipes and siphon the gasoline into containers and pipelines explosions and fires result frequently These taps are tracked by Pemex as “tomas clandestinas.” Data for these pipelines is available on Pemex’s transparency page and by information request from the Mexican Government The CSRL and the state’s other criminal groups looted Pemex creating hundreds of taps into the pipelines which cross the state as well as utilizing corrupt officials within Pemex to steal tanker trucks carrying fuel out of the state’s refineries.[69] It is important to note that widespread fuel theft is not driven solely by organized criminal groups As a Crisis Group report on fuel theft in Mexico concluded most pipeline taps involved the complicity or support of government or security forces in some way.[70] and a successful government offensive against illegal fuel theft the number of fuel taps has further reduced to 316.[71] According to Guanajuato journalist Miguel Ángel Mejía in northeastern Guanajuato where the sale of fuel was once common: “you don’t see it anymore.” [72] Illegal fuel taps in Guanajuato per year 2012-2022.[73][74] the marketing of stolen fuel was widespread in the state It could be purchased at roadside stands along major highways According to an interview with an illegal fuel salesperson with AM Noticias in 2019: “they have been selling it like it is nothing on Highway 57 Sometimes it is easier to find (stolen) gasoline or diesel than a tire repair shop or food.” [75] Many are involved in the theft and sale of stolen gasoline in a region where many earn between 60-120 pesos a day selling stolen fuel can offer up to 800 pesos but with gasoline.[76] This gasoline can then be sold by the employees of the criminal enterprise to convert their earnings into cash Stolen fuel has been observed for sale at tire repair shops and other similar businesses across Mexico before.[77] When interviewed Saucedo elaborated that this was the case in Guanajuato noticing the opportunity that tire shops held According to Saucedo: “When a motorist takes his vehicle to repair a flat tire the seller of the tire repair shop also sells them two things: blue glass (meth) and stolen fuel at a good price obviously.”[78] When asked about drug use trends in the state Guanajuato journalist Miguel Ángel Mejía H said: “The United States has had their fentanyl crisis for two years where they are impacted by the number of deaths from overdoses but we don’t have the data.”[79] Indeed government data showing an increasing number of drug dealing cases and analysis from drug rehabilitation centers point to a burgeoning segment of synthetic drug consumers who are supplied by criminal groups in the region Guanajuato is a major market for illicit drugs claimed in an interview with news daily Noticieros en Líneathat the drug market in Guanajuato is worth about 60 million pesos ($2,904,247.US dollars) daily.[80] Multiplied for the year this means that Guanajuato is worth just over 1 billion US dollars a tremendous sum for the criminal groups who fight for dominance of the local drug dealing market Coinciding with figures are the vast numbers of drug dealing cases According to Secretariado Ejecutivo del Sistema Nacional de Seguridad (SESNP) data there have been 59,362 cases of drug dealing since the end of 2018 in the state.[81] This makes Guanajuato the state with by far the highest counts in Mexico representing 21.7% of the nation’s total of 273,223 cases Although there is a lack of official data on the type of drugs used experts believe that methamphetamine is the most popular President of the United Rehab Centers of the Bajio announced that in 2020 6 out of 10 addicts they encountered sought help for a meth problem that number had increased to 8 out of 10.[82] According to Ponce “the problem lies in that crystal is the drug with highest circulation in the state and it’s also very cheap and very addictive These statements align with drug seizures during the Golpe de Timon which underscore the prevalence of methamphetamine in the state On 15 June 2020 armed gunmen attacked a tire repair shop on the outskirts of town Newspaper La Silla Rota spoke to an anonymous neighbor who identified themself as a ‘frequent customer’ of the establishment the business was known in the area for selling both stolen gasoline and meth.[85] The CSRL and CJNG are the two main forces behind the sale of meth in the state and routinely kidnap and kill rival dealers for marketing the competition’s product The CSRL are infamous for selling meth that has a blue color This branding makes it easy for both groups to discover which drug dealers are aligned with their rivals.[86] This rivalry is reflected in the narco messages each group leaves by the bodies of killed dealers which frequently reference blue or white meth While often the attacks at tire shops are related to their use as drug selling spots at times innocent tire shops are hit by accident He writes further that sometimes criminal cells have quotas of attacks they need to meet and will attack uninvolved tire shops to inflate their count.[87] extortion often comes up as a possible answer Extortion is defined in Mexican penal code Article 390 as “Anyone who without right forces another to give obtaining a profit for himself or for another or causing someone a property damage.”[88] Corporate extortion is an endemic problem in Mexico with 44.8% of businesses polled by INEGI paying fees to criminal entities in 2021.[89] Law enforcement data of cases and economic studies find that the issue is increasing and poses a major threat to the Mexican economy.[90][91] extortion is understood as charging businesses a fee in exchange for protection or the ability to operate on territory controlled by a criminal group the systematic violent assault on tire repair shops in Guanajuato does not fit with these methods of extortion but rather indicates greater involvement by tire repair shops in the criminal enterprise There are several reasons why these attacks are likely not the result of extortion in exchange for protection but imply a deeper connection with criminal groups: Another common extortion practice in Mexico is using force and threats to compel a business to sell or allow the sale of illicit products provided by that criminal group This model has been observed across Mexico perhaps most clearly in the case of the Cártel de Tabaco a group affiliated with the CJNG.[93] In 2018 an investigation by Milenio uncovered this group which used an elaborate scam where members posed as government officials and notified businesses that they were only permitted to sell tobacco products provided by their criminal enterprise Businesses who resisted faced threats and violence sometimes with employees and owners being killed Some businesses would also receive messages informing them they were under the protection of the CJNG the Cártel de Tabaco was able to expand their product to 364 businesses across seven states in Mexico.[94] This model offers a possible explanation for how tire repair shops have been systematically infiltrated by criminal groups who force the sale of their product place the businesses in the crosshairs of the rival criminal enterprise The violent conflict between the CJNG and CSRL for control of Guanajuato has turned the state into Mexico’s most dangerous by several metrics such as homicide count and murders of police officers such as an outsized percent of cases of drug dealing and systematic attacks on tire repair shops Guanajuato’s spiral from one of the safest states to one of the most dangerous within a few years because of the CSRL–CJNG conflict is of special importance and provide lessons for how to identify when Guanajuato is an important state to analyze and understand if we hope to understand the criminal landscape in Mexico at large The data suggests that tire repair shops play a complex and important role in this turf war in Guanajuato Their role ties together two key criminal markets in Guanajuato the theft and sale of government fuel and the local sale of synthetic drugs as well as explains how these criminal markets propel violence in the state It is also necessary to make clear that the victims of these attacks are most often owners the mortal victims are not hitmen of criminal groups engaged in combat While the tire repair shop employees and owners may be involved in criminal activity they are likely strongarmed and extorted into cooperation under threat of violence These attacks should not be interpreted as combat between armed members of two criminal groups then but armed aggression by hitmen against victimized business owners Similar estimations have been used to minimize the effects of drug violence and downplay the security situation One notable example was when former President Felipe Calderón told business investors in 2010 that 90% of homicides in the nation were the result of cartel-on-cartel violence the implication being that the security situation was not as grim as it appeared and their business investments would be safe.[95] there is a lack of clarity on how exactly tire repair shops came to be so influenced and infiltrated by criminal groups in Guanajuato While we can speculate based on methods of extortion observed elsewhere it is so far unknown what arrangements were made to allow the sale of fuel and meth on site It is important to research this as the extensive infiltration and takeover of a business sector for the commercialization of illicit substances by criminal groups is a model that could be applied anywhere entire industries have become the target of criminal pressure before such as chicken and tortilla sellers in Guerrero in 2022.[96] tire repair shops should be placed under more intense scrutiny by authorities a main policy objective of the López Obrador administration is incomplete without removing tire repair shops from criminals’ portfolios Tire repair shops have been suspected of being fronts for the commercialization of stolen fuel for years and the ease of locating stolen fuel at tire repair shops is well known to the public The government must also address Guanajuato’s emerging position as a main consumer of synthetic drugs While representing under 5% of Mexico’s population Guanajuato accounts for about 21% of the nation’s drug dealing cases since 2019 —a staggering over representation which rises to 27% when changing the timeframe to just 2022.[97] Additionally state authorities and those involved in the drug rehabilitation and research sectors are sounding the alarm about shifting trends which show increased consumption of methamphetamine A drug use crisis is an entire issue of its own but it is necessary to examine its role in violence in Guanajuato it is impossible to fully understand the issue without exploring the role of government why has there been silence from authorities on the attacks on tire repair shops The attacks have been happening with high frequency for almost a decade at some points at a rate of one attack per week Some establishments have even been attacked multiple times Local police and paramedics who respond to these attacks have undoubtedly noticed these trends This raises questions as to why the government has not issued public messaging about their causes [1] “Están Inconscientes Dos Rafagueados.” Periódico AM. 23 July 2013, https://www.am.com.mx/news/2013/7/23/estan-inconscientes-dos-rafagueados-22678.html [2] Centeno, Lidia. “Matan a Balazos a “El Kalimba” En Una Vulcanizadora de Celaya, Guanajuato.” Noventa Grados. 17 November 2022, https://www.noventagrados.com.mx/seguridad/matan-a-balazos-a-el-kalimba-en-una-vulcanizadora-de-celaya-guanajuato.html [3] “Datos Preliminares Revelan Que En 2021 Se Registraron 35 625 Homicidios.” Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática (INEGI). 2022, https://www.inegi.org.mx/contenidos/saladeprensa/boletines/2022/DH/DH2021.pdf [4] “Homicidios En México Caen 8.1% En 2022, Presume SSCP.” La Crónica de Hoy, 20 October 2022, http://www.cronica.com.mx/nacional/homicidios-mexico-caen-8-1-2022-presume-sscp.html [5] “Datos Preliminares Revelan Que En 2021 Se Registraron 35 625 Homicidios.” Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática (INEGI). 2022, https://www.inegi.org.mx/contenidos/saladeprensa/boletines/2022/DH/DH2021.pdf [6] “Encuesta Nacional de Victimización Y Percepción Sobre Seguridad Pública (ENVIPE) 2022.” Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática (INEGI). 2022, https://bit.ly/3CYWUWc [7] “Violencia Costó a México 4.9 Billones de Pesos En 2021: ONG.” El Financiero. 17 May 2022, https://www.elfinanciero.com.mx/nacional/2022/05/17/violencia-costo-a-mexico-49-billones-de-pesos-en-2021-ong/ [8] ““Organized Crime Controls 35% of Mexico” Glen VanHerk, Head of the U.S. Northern Command.” The Yucatan Times. 22 March 2021, https://www.theyucatantimes.com/2021/03/organized-crime-controls-35-of-mexico/ [10] Alejandro Hope participation in “¿Hacia 16 Años de Guerra?: Pasado Y Futuro de La Violencia Criminal En México,” webinar, sponsored by Consejo Mexicano de Asuntos Internacionales (COMEXI), YouTube, 21 June 2022, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJxvGvBK5WQ [11] Jane Esberg, “More than Cartels: Counting Mexico’s Crime Rings.” Crisis Group, 8 May 2020, https://www.crisisgroup.org/latin-america-caribbean/mexico/more-cartels-counting-mexicos-crime-rings [12] Alejandro Hope participation in “¿Hacia 16 Años de Guerra?: Pasado Y Futuro de La Violencia Criminal En México,” webinar, sponsored by Consejo Mexicano de Asuntos Internacionales (COMEXI), YouTube, 21 June 2022, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJxvGvBK5WQ [13] Ioan Grillo, Blood Gun Money: How America Arms Gangs and Cartels [14] “Homicidios Durante 2010 Rompen Récord Desde La Revolución.” El Informador. 19 Oct. 2011, https://www.informador.mx/Mexico/Homicidios-durante-2010-rompen-record-desde-la-Revolucion-20110729-0141.html [15] “Datos Preliminares Revelan Que En 2021 Se Registraron 35 625 Homicidios.” Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática (INEGI). 2022, https://www.inegi.org.mx/contenidos/saladeprensa/boletines/2022/DH/DH2021.pdf [17] “Informe de seguridad, 20 de septiembre de 2022.” Gobierno de Mexico. 2022, https://www.gob.mx/presidencia/documentos/informe-de-seguridad-20-de-septiembre-de-2022 [18] Óscar Reyes, “Aumentan Adictos al Cristal En Guanajuato.” El Sol de León.19 November 2021, https://www.elsoldeleon.com.mx/local/aumentan-adictos-al-cristal-en-guanajuato-7496417.html [19] Redlogarythm, “Criminal Dynasty. The Upsurge, Splendor and Demise of the Cártel de Santa Rosa de Lima (Part One).” Borderland Beat. 19 August 2021, http://www.borderlandbeat.com/2021/08/criminal-dynasty-upsurge-splendor-and.html [21] Josefina Salomon, “Mexico’s CJNG: Local Consolidation, Military Expansion and Vigilante Rhetoric.” InSight Crime. 8 February 2018, https://insightcrime.org/news/analysis/mexico-cjng-local-consolidation-military-expansion-vigilante-rhetoric/ [22] Alma Paola Wong, “En 10 Años, Guanajuato Pasó al Lugar Seis En Homicidios.” Grupo Milenio. 3 August 2016, https://www.milenio.com/policia/en-10-anos-guanajuato-paso-al-lugar-seis-en-homicidio s “Criminal Dynasty” at Note 19. [24] Oscar Reyes Rodríguez, “Fueron 16 Hombres Los Que Protagonizaron Balacera En Cafetería.” El Sol de Irapuato. 18 January 2017, https://www.elsoldeirapuato.com.mx/local/fueron-16-hombres-los-que-protagonizaron-balacera-en-cafeteria-520330.html [25] “El Marro” Amenaza al Cártel de Jalisco.” Grupo Milenio, 18 October 2017, https://www.milenio.com/policia/video-el-marro-amenaza-al-cartel-de-jalisco ‌[26] “Mortalidad, Conjunto de datos: Defunciones por homicidios.”, Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática (INEGI). 2022, https://www.inegi.org.mx/sistemas/olap/proyectos/bd/continuas/mortalidad/defuncioneshom.asp?s=est [29] “La Cacería Contra “El Marro”: 5 Operativos Fallidos.” La Silla Rota. 21 June 2020, https://lasillarota.com/guanajuato/estado/2020/6/21/la-caceria-contra-el-marro-operativos-fallidos-234750.html. [30] “Narco Alias “El Marro” Llora Y Lanza Amenazas Por El Arresto de Sus Familiares.” YouTube, 22 June 2020, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blhNrviFrHY . [31] Carlos Loret. “Así Detuvieron a ‘El Marro’ En Guanajuato.” Washington Post, 2 August 2020, https://www.washingtonpost.com/es/post-opinion/2020/08/02/asi-detuvieron-el-marro-en-guanajuato/ [32] ““Cártel Santa Rosa de Lima Operó Con Licencia Del Gobierno Anterior”: Santiago Nieto.” Infobae. 6 August 2020, http://www.infobae.com/america/mexico/2020/08/06/cartel-santa-rosa-de-lima-opero-con-licencia-del-gobierno-anterior-santiago-nieto/ [33] Alberto Nájar, “Paraíso Perdido: Cómo El Estado Más Próspero de México Se Convirtió En El Más Violento En El Último Año.” BBC News Mundo, 21 January 2020, http://www.bbc.com/mundo/noticias-america-latina-51200888 [34] Parker Asmann, “InSight Crime’s 2020 Homicide Round-Up.” InSight Crime, 29 January 2021, https://web.archive.org/web/20221113043720/insightcrime.org/news/analysis/2020-homicide-round-up/ [36] “Anuncia Gobernador Estrategia ‘Por Un Guanajuato Seguro.’” Gobierno de Guanajuato. 17 August 2020, https://boletines.guanajuato.gob.mx/2020/08/17/anuncia-gobernador-estrategia-por-un-guanajuato-seguro/ [37] Wendoline Adame, “Operativo Golpe de Timón En Guanajuato Termina Con Más de 2 Mil 600 Detenidos.” Grupo Milenio, 17 August 2020, http://www.milenio.com/policia/guanajuato-termina-operativo-golpe-timon-resultados [38] Governor Diego Sinhue participation in “Estrategia por la Seguridad Guanajuato” sponsored by state government of Guanajuato. Periscope (PSCP), 17 August 2020, http://www.pscp.tv/w/1gqxvaqYbaqJB [39] “Narcobloqueos Se Extendieron a Guanajuato; Reportaron Incendios de Autos, Comercios Y Farmacias.” Infobae. 11 August 2022, https://www.infobae.com/america/mexico/2022/08/10/narcobloqueos-se-extendieron-a-guanajuato-reportaron-incendios-de-autos-comercios-y-farmacias/ [40] “Cayó El “Panther”, Líder Del Cártel de Santa Rosa de Lima Que Se Operó Para Huir de La Justicia.” Infobae. 8 October 2021, http://www.infobae.com/america/mexico/2021/10/08/cayo-el-panther-lider-del-cartel-de-santa-rosa-de-lima-que-se-opero-para-huir-de-la-justicia/ [41] Data set of attacks on vulcanizadoras in Guanajuato between 2013–2022 [42] Interview with security expert David Saucedo [43] Lidia Centeno, “Matan a Balazos a “El Kalimba” En Una Vulcanizadora de Celaya, Guanajuato.” Noventa Grados, 17 November 2022, https://www.noventagrados.com.mx/seguridad/matan-a-balazos-a-el-kalimba-en-una-vulcanizadora-de-celaya-guanajuato.html [44] Natalie D. Baker and Jonathan Landry, “Why Is Mexico so Dangerous for Journalists?” Small Wars Journal. 17 August 2022, https://smallwarsjournal.com/jrnl/art/why-mexico-so-dangerous-journalists . [45] Jannet López Ponce, “Con Policías Federales Infiltrados, Guanajuato “Caza” a Criminales Uniformados.” Grupo Milenio, 22 August 2022, https://www.milenio.com/estados/policias-infiltrados-guanajuato-caza-criminales-uniformados [46] “Comenzó “Limpia” En Guanajuato: Destituyeron a 29 Policías de León Por Nexos Con El Crimen Organizado.” Infobae. 27 October 2021, https://www.infobae.com/america/mexico/2021/10/27/comenzo-limpia-en-guanajuato-destituyeron-a-29-policias-de-leon-por-nexos-con-el-crimen-organizado/ [47] Scott Mistler-Ferguson, “Corrupt Police Play Both Sides in Guanajuato, Mexico.” InSight Crime. 29 August 2022, https://insightcrime.org/news/corrupt-police-play-both-sides-guanajuato-mexico/ [48] “Registro de Policías Asesinados.” Causa en Común. 2022, https://causaencomun.org.mx/beta/registro-de-policias-asesinados/. [49] “Cártel Santa Rosa de Lima Creció Por Complicidad de Autoridades: AMLO.” El Sol de México. 2 August 2020, https://www.elsoldemexico.com.mx/mexico/justicia/cartel-santa-rosa-de-lima-crecio-por-complicidad-de-autoridades-amlo-el-marro-guanajuato-5573954.html [50] Laura Nancy, “Filtran En Redes Audio Que Vincula a Políticos de Guanajuato Con El Cártel Santa Rosa de Lima.” N+, Noticieros Televisa, 13 March 2019, https://noticieros.televisa.com/ultimas-noticias/filtran-audio-cartel-santa-rosa-de-lima-politicos-guanajuato/ [51] “Asesinan a Tiros a Hugo Estefanía, Exalcalde de Cortazar, Guanajuato.” YouTube, 3 December 2019 , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmaERYFtIjk [52] “CJNG Está ‘Cazando’ Y Matando a Policías En Sus Casas En Guanajuato, Alertan.” La Opinión. 31 May 2021, https://laopinion.com/2021/05/31/cjng-esta-cazando-y-matando-a-policias-en-sus-casas-en-guanajuato-alertan/ [54] Robert J. Bunker, “CJNG “Smart Home Weaponization” in Irapuato, Guanajuato: Indications & Warning (I&W) Concerns.” C/O Futures. 25 November 2022, https://www.cofutures.net/post/cjng-smart-home-weaponization-in-irapuato-guanajuato-indications-warning-i-w-concerns [55] Mark Stevenson, “In Mexico, Cartels Are Hunting down Police at Their Homes.” Associated Press. 30 May 2021, https://apnews.com/article/caribbean-mexico-police-f6ea7798ca3cc171ac13b3a5a6a6c266 . [56] Data set collected by author in open source of attacks on tire repair shops in Guanajuato between 2013–2022 [57] Created by author with Tableau Public Version 2022.04.02 using data collected from open sources [58] Data set collected by author in open source of attacks on tire repair shops in Guanajuato between 2013–2022 [59] Created by author with Tableau Public Version 2022.04.02 using data collected from open sources [62] “Seguridad Celaya: Balacera a Vulcanizadora Deja Un Herido En La Cruz.” Periódico AM. 27 April 2021, http://www.am.com.mx/guanajuato/2021/4/27/seguridad-celaya-balacera-vulcanizadora-deja-un-herido-en-la-cruz-514750.html [63] “FUERTE VIDEO: Sujeto Entra a Vulcanizadora Para Matar a Un Hombre En Celaya, Guanajuato.” SinEmbargo MX. 10 June 2020, https://www.sinembargo.mx/10-06-2020/3802435 [65] “Acribillan a Dueño de Vulcanizadora.” Periódico AM. 14 February 2017, https://www.am.com.mx/news/2017/2/14/acribillan-dueno-de-vulcanizadora-278553.html [66] “Encuentran Restos Humanos En La Carretera Irapuato-Silao.” Periódico AM. 4 February 2019, https://www.am.com.mx/news/2019/2/4/encuentran-restos-humanos-en-la-carretera-irapuato-silao-375355.html [68] “La Historia Del Cártel Que Inició Con El Tráfico de Combustibles a Gran Escala En México.” Infobae. 8 January 2019, https://www.infobae.com/america/mexico/2019/01/08/la-historia-del-cartel-que-inicio-con-el-trafico-de-combustibles-a-gran-escala-en-mexico/ “Criminal Dynasty” At Note 19. [70] “Keeping Oil from the Fire: Tackling Mexico’s Fuel Theft Racket.” Crisis Group. 22 March 2022, https://www.crisisgroup.org/latin-america-caribbean/mexico/keeping-oil-fire-tackling-mexicos-fuel-theft-racket [71] Alejandra Padilla, “Tomas Clandestinas 2019: Disminuyeron En 11% Según Pemex.” Serendipia. 25 February 2020, https://serendipia.digital/investigacion/tomas-clandestinas-disminuyeron-11-por-ciento-durante-2019/ [72] Interview with Guanajuato-based journalist Miguel Ángel Mejía H [73] Oscar Reyes, “Imparable El Saqueo En Ductos de Pemex.” El Sol de Irapuato. 3 November 2021, https://www.elsoldeirapuato.com.mx/local/imparable-el-saqueo-en-ductos-de-pemex-7428180.html [74] “Robo de hidrocarburo en ductos – Tomas Clandestinas 2021.” Instituto para la Gestión, Administración y Vinculación Municipal (IGAVIM) & Observatorio Ciudadano. February 2022, http://www.igavim.org/Documentos%20Generados/Reportes/2021%20ReporteAnual.pdf [75] “Venden Huachicol a La Vista de Todos Y Hasta Lo Publican En Internet.” Periódico AM. 28 July 2019, https://www.am.com.mx/news/2019/7/28/venden-huachicol-la-vista-de-todos-hasta-lo-publican-en-internet-444900.html [76] “Nación Huachicol: La Cultura En Torno al Robo de Combustible En Puebla.” Periodico Central. 14 January 2022, http://www.periodicocentral.mx/2019/pagina-negra/huachicol/item/643-nacion-huachicol-la-cultura-en-torno-al-robo-de-combustible-en-puebla [77] Samuel León Sáez, “El “Otro Dato” Del Huachicol (Parte II).” Nexos. 16 October 2019, https://datos.nexos.com.mx/el-otro-dato-del-huachicol-parte-ii/ [78] Interview with Guanajuato security analyst David Saucedo [79] Interview with Guanajuato-based journalist Miguel Ángel Mejía H [80] Fernando Velázquez, “Valúa Mercado de La Droga En Guanajuato En 60 Millones de Pesos Diarios.” Noticieros En Línea. 13 June 2022, https://noticierosenlinea.com/valua-mercado-de-la-droga-en-guanajuato-en-60-millones-de-pesos-diarios/ [81] Carlos Penna Charolet, “Guanajuato Estado Con Más Narcomenudeo Durante 2022.”, TResearch. 9 September 2022, https://www.tresearch.mx/post/guanajuato-estado-con-ms-narcomenudeo-durante-2022-1 [82] “Aumentan Adictos al Cristal En Guanajuato.” Noticias Radio Irapuato. 19 November 2021, https://noticiasradioirapuato.com/2021/11/19/aumentan-adictos-al-cristal-en-guanajuato/. [83] “Aumentan Adictos al Cristal En Guanajuato.” Noticias Radio Irapuato. 19 November 2021, https://noticiasradioirapuato.com/2021/11/19/aumentan-adictos-al-cristal-en-guanajuato/ [84] “Anuncia Gobernador Estrategia “Por Un Guanajuato Seguro.”” Gobierno de Guanajuato. 17 August 2020, https://boletines.guanajuato.gob.mx/2020/08/17/anuncia-gobernador-estrategia-por-un-guanajuato-seguro/ [85] “Eran Conocidos Por Vender Huachicol Y Ordeñar Camiones; Los Mataron.” La Silla Rota. 16 June 2020, https://lasillarota.com/guanajuato/estado/2020/6/16/eran-conocidos-por-vender-huachicol-ordenar-camiones-los-mataron-234117.html [86] Interview with Guanajuato security analyst David Saucedo [87] David Saucedo, “Guanajuato En Llamas; Narcoterrorismo.” Notus Noticias. 21 June 2020, https://notus.com.mx/guanajuato-en-llamas-narcoterrorismo/ [89] Silvia Rodríguez, “Inegi: Cuatro de Cada 10 Empresas En México Se Vieron Obligadas a Pagar Extorsiones En 2021.” Grupo Milenio. 29 September 2022, https://www.milenio.com/negocios/inegi-10-empresas-mexico-pagaron-extorsion-2021 [90] “SSPC: Extorsiones Aumentaron Un 22.6% En Comparación Con El 2021.” Infobae. 23 May 2022, https://www.infobae.com/america/mexico/2022/05/23/sscp-extorsiones-aumentaron-un-226-en-comparacion-con-el-2021/ [92] “Deja Balacera Dos Muertos En Zona Centro de SFR.” Periódico AM. 7 November 2016, https://www.am.com.mx/news/2016/11/7/deja-balacera-dos-muertos-en-zona-centro-de-sfr-261430.html [93] “Cómo El CJNG Y El Cártel Del Tabaco Han Redoblado La Producción de Cigarros Ilegales En México.” Infobae. 9 June 2022, https://www.infobae.com/america/mexico/2022/06/09/como-el-cjng-y-el-cartel-del-tabaco-han-redoblado-la-produccion-de-cigarros-ilegales-en-mexico/ [94] Carlos Puig and Galia García Palafox, “Cártel Del Tabaco: Amenaza de Muerte a Quien Venda Otras Marcas.” Grupo Milenio, 25 October 2018, https://www.milenio.com/policia/cartel-tabaco-amenaza-muerte-venda-marcas [95] “Calderón Lamenta 90% de Muertes Por Violencia.” El Informador. 20 October 2017, https://www.informador.mx/Mexico/Calderon-lamenta-90-de-muertes-por-violencia-20100417-0186.html [96] Pablo Ferri, “La guerra del pollo: la última amenaza del narco en México.” El País México. 16 June 2022, https://elpais.com/mexico/2022-06-16/la-guerra-del-pollo-la-ultima-amenaza-del-narco-en-mexico.html “Guanajuato Estado Con Más Narcomenudeo” at Note 81. Appendix 1: Attacks within Guanajuato state https://www.am.com.mx/news/2013/7/23/estan-inconscientes-dos-rafagueados-22678.html https://www.am.com.mx/guanajuato/2013/9/22/balean-hombr-455836.html https://www.am.com.mx/news/2013/10/22/asesinan-hombre-en-libramiento-37656.html https://www.am.com.mx/news/2014/3/19/lo-asesinan-en-su-casa-64865.html https://www.am.com.mx/news/2014/3/23/hombre-armado-ataca-vulcanizadora-mueren-tres-65507.html https://www.am.com.mx/news/2014/12/15/asesinan-una-joven-122813.html https://www.am.com.mx/news/2015/3/25/matan-adolescente-en-la-colonia-obregon-143991.html https://www.am.com.mx/news/2015/8/26/identifican-muerto-en-vulcanizadora-174897.html https://www.proceso.com.mx/nacional/estados/2015/11/19/balaceras-en-guanajuato-dejan-al-menos-siete-personas-muertas-155254.html h ttps://www.am.com.mx/news/2016/4/24/acribillan-en-constituyentes-222461.html https://www.am.com.mx/news/2016/8/24/se-esfuman-jovenes-247173.html 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in April a 5.1% decline compared to the same month of 2022 The last time there were fewer homicides in the month of April was 2017 Last month was the fifth least violent month in terms of homicides since López Obrador took office in December 2018 Data presented by Rodríguez also showed that there were 9,912 homicides between January and April a 0.3% increase compared to the same period of 2022 There have been an average of 83 homicides per day so far this year a 7% decrease compared to the daily average across 2022 and a 17% decline compared to 2019 the government’s first full year in office Rodríguez said that 47.3% of all homicides in the first four months of the year occurred in just six states Guanajuato was the most violent state with 1,084 homicides followed by México state which has been Mexico’s most violent state in recent years is concentrated in a relatively small number of municipalities where rival criminal groups frequently clash According to the elcri.men crime data website nine Guanajuato municipalities are among the 50 most violent in the country based on per-capita homicide rates over the past 12 months 1); Salvatierra (8); Tarimoro (11); San Francisco del Rincón (31); Celaya (33); Villagrán (36); Purísima del Rincón (41); Salamanca (46); and Valle de Santiago (49) The least violent state between January and April was Yucatán followed by Baja California Sur with 15 murders and Aguascalientes with 37 Rodríguez also presented data for a range of other crimes Among those that declined in the first four months of the year compared to the same period of 2022 were femicides (the killing of women and girls on account of their gender) Among those that increased were firearms offenses tax crimes and robbery of transport trucks Rodríguez highlighted that robberies in general declined 29.2% in April compared to December 2018 while vehicle theft fell 50.2% to 7,173 reported incidents last month The security minister said that fewer vehicles were stolen in April than any other month on record Data showed that there were 72 kidnappings in April compared to 49 in the same month last year and 172 in December 2018 There were 60 femicides last month compared to 88 in April 2022 and 101 during the government’s first month in office “We’re going to continue working with the women’s institutes with the National Commission to Prevent and Eradicate Violence Against Women … in order to continue reducing this crime,” Rodríguez said About Us The Team Our Values Advisory Panel Our Clients What is a Smart City? Terms and Conditions Cookie Policy Registration Login © 2025 SmartCitiesWorldSmart Cities World Ltd "+ articleTitle +" La ola de actos violentos siguió a un operativo de fuerzas federales en el que se detectó una reunión de cabecillas del CJNG REGRESO A MACONDO fue recibido por cientos de personas en su natal Aracataca quien el pasado marzo cumplió 80 años llegó en un tren amarillo al poblado en el cual se gestaron muchas páginas de su célebre novela Cien años de soledad ''Estamos de fiesta; después de 25 años el pueblo recibe al hijo más importante que ha sido parido aquí'' expresó el alcalde Pedro Sánchez FOTO Ap Marta María Sahagún de Fox y María Magdalena Aguirre Navarro solicitaron al notario público 85 que formalizara el acta constitutiva de la asociación civil Centro Fox con domicilio conocido en el rancho San Cristóbal Más de mil 250 estudios han dejado de realizarse por la suspensión de actividades en el Area de Medicina Nuclear del Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Respiratorias * Carlos Cisneros el Area de Medicina Nuclear del Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Respiratorias (INER) carece de licencia de funcionamiento y ha suspendido toda actividad han dejado de realizarse entre mil 250 y mil 500 estudios fundamentales para el diagnóstico de padecimientos pulmonares Después de lo dicho por Carstens no queda más que cerrar el país entero y largarse Condena la Permanente la campaña televisiva contra Corral y Bartlett Trato igualitario, demandan las radios comunitarias Logra el PAN que la Permanente envíe una enérgica protesta a Chávez Embarga Profeco a Líneas Aéreas Azteca por $75 millones Aprueba Cofetel reglas de portabilidad numérica para operadores de telefonía Acumulan las finanzas públicas superávit de $138 mil millones en cuatro meses Milicia de Moqtada Sadr, sospechosa del secuestro de británicos en Bagdad ONG estadunidense demanda a Boeing por colaborar en vuelos ilegales de la CIA Continúan las protestas estudiantiles en Venezuela por la salida de RCTV Choque entre estudiantes en Morelia deja 14 heridos Impugnan a la presidenta del Instituto Electoral de Zacatecas Fracasa operación contra tala ilegal en Edomex Demandan excusarse a ministro encargado del caso sobre aborto Rechaza Alvarez Icaza que el consejo de la CDHDF sea un órgano a modo Sin acuerdos y entre acusaciones llegan perredistas a su consejo Dedica el gobierno sólo 4 líneas del PND al cambio climático Exigen acciones contundentes para evitar el tabaquismo entre jóvenes Cancela Ssa convenio con la industria tabacalera Diseñan en la UNAM técnica para hacer prótesis oculares a bajo costo Multitudinario recibimiento a Gabo en su natal Aracataca Rinden homenaje en España a la fotografía en todas sus vertientes Explora escritora la imposibilidad del amor al margen del género Gallo acabó con la idea elitista del vino; lo llevó al supermercado: Peña Sabrosa y versátil en la cocina, la tilapia es un pez que compite con el camarón Valerio Gámez utiliza elementos cristianos para crear moda Condecora el gobierno dominicano al compositor Mario de Jesús Báez El presidente de la FIFA no tiene "ni puta idea" de la medida: Aguirre Si alguien no quiere que esté en el Tri, que lo diga: Blanco Henin y Federer, con paso firme a la tercera fase del Roland Garros Misa a la Chilena y Bendición de animales: Hoy viernes inicia una alegre fiesta religiosa la Festividad Fiesta Patronal San Francisco de Asís 2021 organizado por la Comisión organizadora de la Capilla Ángeles Custodios de Bucalemu acogiendo la invitación de la parroquia de Curimón para recibir la imagen del Santo Patrono San Francisco de Asís y en otra instancia la celebración de Los Ángeles Custodios advocación que lleva el nombre de la capilla del sector La información la confirmó a Diario El Trabajo el representante del equipo organizador Capilla Bucalemu «Gracias a esta invitación de la parroquia de Curimón es que nació la oportunidad de brindar un espacio de devoción católica como también aportar al rescate de tradiciones propias de nuestra localidad – ¿Cuál es la programación para estas festividades – Para el viernes (hoy) habrá Canto a Lo Divino esto a las 18:00 horas en la capilla Ángeles Custodio de Bucalemu Se contará con la participación de cantores a lo divino de la zona e invitados de la ciudad de Santiago Entre estos invitados especiales estarán Juan Alfaro Para este sábado 2 tendremos el Saludo de Bailes Chinos de nuestra zona desde las 15:00 horas en la capilla de Bucalemu esta jornada contará con la participación de cuatro agrupaciones de bailes Chinos de la Zona: Baile Salmón de Aconcagua de San Felipe; Baile San Victorino de 21 de Mayo; Baile San Miguel y Baile Valle Alegre – ¿Y cómo será esta fiesta religiosa y folclórica en su esencia – Como es tradicional dentro de la cultura popular de estas agrupaciones hay un grupo de ellos que actúa como Dueño de Casa Desde las 15:00 saludarán ritualmente al Santo dentro de la Capilla para luego ser trasladado en procesión hasta la plaza de la localidad Posteriormente a las 19:00 horas se realizará una celebración eucarística presidida por el diacono Edison Foncea Luego una Misa a la Chilena animada por un grupo folclórico de San Esteban finalmente la noche de este sábado se concluirá la jornada con la despedida de los Bailes Chinos dejando la imagen del Santo ubicada en la plaza hasta el día domingo – ¿Cómo será el cierre dominical entonces – Este domingo a las 10 de la mañana será la Bendición de animales actividad tradicional en la que se da la bendición de San Francisco a los animales A las 11:00 horas un Esquinazo con el conjunto Estrella las cuales serán acompañadas en el baile por el Grupo Fusiones del Alma Al mediodía se presentará la banda de guerra del Regimiento Yungay a las 15:00 horas las cofradías religiosas luego el conjunto de danzas y Bailes Folclóricos Palomar acompañará la jornada con un pasacalle y luego una muestra de cofradías religiosas y festivas Para las 17:00 horas se espera la visita de la imagen de San Francisco proveniente desde Curimón la cual durante ese día estará visitando los diferentes sectores parroquiales A las 18:00 horas será el regreso del Santo Cabe mencionar que estas actividades nacen del desde la comunidad por la devoción a San Francisco y en ningún caso vienen a reemplazar la tradicional y hermosa Fiesta del 4 de octubre celebrada desde antaño en Curimón Suscríbete a Merca2.0. Haz clic aquí Suscríbete Durante 1987 Rafael León inicia con la producción de suelas para zapato en el poblado de San Francisco del Rincón al crear la empresa ‘Caribean’ se funda la compañía ‘Maquiladora de Calzado Caribean’ la cual se dedicaba a la fabricación de calzado deportivo; para 1992 nace ‘Manufacturera San Javier’ la cual tiene la finalidad de dar apoyo administrativo a empresas especializadas en manufactura de ropa y calzado; mientras que durante 1994 se crea ‘Maquiladora San Javier’ que apoya a las otras dos empresas en la producción de calzado alrededor de todas las empresas mencionadas surge la marca Pirma-Brasil en 1990 nombre que perdura hasta 1999; en ese año se decide suprimir el “Brasil” ya que como cualquier nombre de país no puede registrarse ante el Instituto Mexicano de la Propiedad Intelectual (IMPI) sino que está prohibido registrar una marca con el nombre de una nación Con el paso de los años la firma de indumentaria deportiva se posicionó en el mercado nacional; datos de Credit Suisse indicaron durante 2013 que Pirma concentraba el 8 por ciento de la participación de mercado en el país Derivado de sus alianzas con equipos de futbol profesional en México así como embajadores de marca reconocidos en el ámbito del deporte la marca sigue con sus planes de expansión así como de consolidación manufactura San Javier se dedica a la Producción de calzado urbano y de baloncesto mientras que Maquiladora de Calzado Caribean se dedica a la producción de calzado running y de futbol tanto prendas así como algunos accesorios deportivos son fabricados en países de Asia como Bangladesh Regístrate a nuestro newsletter en la siguiente forma y recibe a primera hora las noticias más importantes de mercadotecnia Los K-dramas de Corea del Sur han demostrado que una buena historia puede ser el mejor escaparate para vender Los Labubus han elevado su valor y consolidado a su fundador como uno de los empresarios más ricos del mundo Una empleada de Oxxo exhibió el regalo único que recibió por parte de la marca el cual tiene un nivel de exclusividad que no se puede vender en las tiendas En el estudio se identificó que el 66% de los mexicanos prefiere modelos híbridos de trabajo y un 27% opta por el trabajo remoto © Copyright 2017 MERCADOTECNIA PUBLICIDAD MARKETING NOTICIAS | Revista Merca2.0 – Todos los derechos reservados – Queda prohibida la reproducción total o parcial de los contenidos de este sitio sin la autorización por escrito de Grupo de Comunicación Katedra S.A. de C.V. Políticas de privacidad Usamos cookies para ofrecerte la mejor experiencia en nuestra web Puedes encontrar más información sobre qué cookies estamos usando o desactivarlas en los ajustes Esta web utiliza cookies para que podamos ofrecerte la mejor experiencia de usuario posible La información de las cookies se almacena en tu navegador y realiza funciones tales como reconocerte cuando vuelves a nuestra web o ayudar a nuestro equipo a comprender qué secciones de la web encuentras más interesantes y útiles Las cookies estrictamente necesarias tiene que activarse siempre para que podamos guardar tus preferencias de ajustes de cookies Si desactivas esta cookie no podremos guardar tus preferencias Esto significa que cada vez que visites esta web tendrás que activar o desactivar las cookies de nuevo he proved to be a charismatic reformer and played a vital role in Mexico's democratization and strengthening the country's economy Fox successfully controlled inflation and interest rates and achieved the lowest unemployment rate in Latin America he has served as co-president of the Centrist Democrat International an international organization of Christian democratic political parties He is the son of José Luis Fox Pont and Mercedes Quesada Etxaide His mother was a Basque immigrant from San Sebastián was born in Cincinnati in 1865 and attended Woodward High School Vincente grew up on his family's ranch in San Francisco del Rincón He spent a year at Campion High School in Prairie du Chien Fox moved to Mexico City to attend the Universidad Iberoamericana and received a bachelor's degree in business administration in 1964 Vincente received a certificate in management skills and an MBA from Harvard Business School after graduating from the Universidad Iberoamericana Fox became a truck driver and route supervisor for Coca-Cola He slowly worked his way up the corporate ladder he served as the President and CEO of Coca-Cola Mexico earning his stripes by increasing Coca-Cola's sales by almost 50% while being the youngest executive ever to be appointed president of Coca-Cola for Mexico and Latin America Coca-Cola surpassed Pepsi and became Mexico's top-selling soft drink He was invited to lead all of Coca-Cola's operations in Latin America due to his unprecedented success Vincente became involved in various local projects in Mexico One of those was the Patronato de la Casa Cuna Amigo Daniel Fox was also the president of the Patronato Loyola a sponsor of the León campus of the Universidad Iberoamericana and the Lux Institute Vincente Fox joined the Partido Acción Nacional on March 1 he was elected to the federal Chamber of Deputies representing the Third Federal District in León after finishing his term in the Chamber of Deputies Fox sought to become the governor of Guanajuato he lost the election to Ramón Aguirre Velázquez of the PRI He was known as one of the first state governors of Mexico to give an efficient and clear financial report of the state Guanajuato became the fifth most important Mexican state economy Fox decided to run for President of Mexico He received backlash from his political party yet he secured his candidacy by representing the Alliance for Change a political coalition formed by the National Action Party and the Green Ecological Party of Mexico in 1999 Vincente faced additional controversy due to the nonprofit fundraising group Amigos de Fox (Friends of Fox) The group was instrumental in getting Fox elected president of Mexico The phrase "Amigos de Fox," was used as a campaign slogan referring to his supporters in the 2000 presidential election there were money laundering charges against Amigos de Fox These were dropped shortly before the July 2003 midterm elections On July 2, 2000, his 58th birthday, Vincente Fox won the presidential election with 43% of the popular vote. After the final results were announced, he addressed thousands of supporters at the Angel of Independence monument in Mexico City. Fox received many congratulatory messages from world leaders such as then-President of the United States, Bill Clinton This was the first time since 1917 that an opposition candidate had taken power from the long-reigning Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) Vincente became well-known for his cowboy style and for representing the working class of Mexico President Fox wore suits for formal occasions but opted to wear his signature cowboy boots and jeans during his visits around Mexico Fox's image was that of peace, and he welcomed many Mexican citizens to his ranch in Guanajuato, Mexico. Vincente welcomed U.S. President George W. Bush to the ranch and both presidents wore Fox's signature black cowboy boots for the visit "The Wall Street Journal" named the event "The Boot Summit." Fox has spoken in countries such as Nigeria he touched on topics such as the controversial 2006 election and the Iraq War Vincente has been criticized for his post-presidency status because most former Mexican presidents are expected to stay out of the spotlight Fox announced the construction of Mexico's first presidential library and "enter for the advancement of democracy." A privately funded and U.S.-style presidential library it was built in Fox's hometown and state of San Francisco del Rincón Fox released an autobiography named "Revolution of Hope: 'The Life Faith and Dreams of a Mexican President.'" Vincente toured major U.S Fox encountered protests from Mexican-American immigrants who accused him of presidential policies and actions that forced them to emigrate and find better opportunities across the border Vincente joined the "High Times" board of directors he left the board in 2020 due to company stock offering concerns Vincente Fox is a member of the Global Leadership Foundation a nonprofit organization independent of government or corporate interest that offers leadership training and consultation These services are typically offered to political leaders (or budding politicians) who are facing difficulties in their careers or with their mental health Their wedding date was the first anniversary of his presidential election and his 59th birthday © 2025 Celebrity Net Worth / All Rights Reserved has continued to face more acts of violence Local media reported that four women were murdered in Celaya city a woman was shot dead on the stretch of highway between San Miguel de Allende and Dolores Hidalgo Another woman was murdered on the same day in a house in Joyas del Pedregal neighborhood in Uriangato One of the women in Leon was shot in San José Obrero neighborhood earlier that day The other woman was killed in Leon's Lomas del Mirador community by armed men riding motorcycles that afternoon who were selling knives in the Rancho Seco community Another woman in Irapuato was killed in an armed attack that night a young woman was kidnapped from her apartment in the central part of Yuriria and after being murdered the perpetrators hung her from the bridge at the Cuatro Caminos community Two more women were killed that day in the community of Juan Martín in Celaya No one has been detained yet for these crimes Earlier this week, a man was shot dead while standing at the entrance of his home at San Francisco del Rincón in Guanajuato some armed men riding on motorcycles approached him and suddenly shot him several times The man tried to get inside the house to avoid the bullets he was still shot on different parts of his body The man was already dead when the police arrived Authorities said the victim was between 30 and 35 years old Guanajuato is currently the most violent state in Mexico by murder count due to disputes between Mexican drug cartels The state has recorded more than 1,560 homicide cases so far this year Mexican drug cartels like the Jalisco cartel and the home-grown Santa Rosa de Lima gang are reportedly fighting for control of trafficking routes for drugs and stolen fuel The bloodbath in Guanajuato reportedly started in 2018 when the Jalisco New Generation Cartel or Cartel de Jalisco Nueva Generacion (CJNG) moved into the state The Jalisco cartel is infamous for its public displays of violence and military power the Jalisco cartel is one of the most violent drug trafficking organizations currently operating in Mexico and methamphetamine trafficking capacity." Nemesio "El Mencho" Oseguera is currently leading the Jalisco cartel government has offered a $10 million reward for information leading to his arrest as he continues to evade capture The Jalisco cartel leader remains to be the most elusive criminal and is reportedly hiding in Mexico WATCH: No Longer Just Cartels: Criminal Groups Increasingly Seek Control of Mexican Territory - From Washington Post Sign up for our free newsletter for the Latest coverage Guanajuato.- El Río Turbio es considerado uno de los ríos más contaminados de México y asemeja un drenaje que en Guanajuato se ha convertido en un tiradero a cielo abierto donde los que al parecer menos han visto sus consecuencias Un canal en el que la contaminación es evidente donde lo que va encima de sus aguas asemeja jabón su olor es tan desagradable que a grandes distancias se siguen percibiendo los olores; el canal Hondo o arroyo Hondo Purísima del Rincón y San Francisco del Rincón A más de 25 años de que comenzó el tiradero de desechos diariamente se arrojan al cauce del Río Turbio entre 200 y 500 toneladas de lodo industrial que contiene residuos químicos utilizados en la preparación de la piel para el calzado situación que en el año 2019 parece ser la misma o aún peor Según el Programa Nacional Hídrico 2013-2018 la falta de drenaje en diversos municipios es uno de los principales generadores de esa contaminación que a su vez no han sido acreedores a multas sanciones o acciones que ayuden a mitigar el problema que se va extendiendo en su paso Contexto en el año 2014 se reunieron alcaldes para tomar medidas sobre la contaminación del rio Turbio, sin embargo fueron solamente quejas Hay ríos en Irapuato, pero “todos contaminados” Esta web utiliza cookies para que podamos ofrecerte la mejor experiencia de usuario posible. 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