Alleged members of the Jalisco Cartel (CJNG) posted a video threatening Mexican police officers with "bombing" them for supporting another criminal organization, according to a new report.
Concretely, the alleged operatives accuse police of supporting the Mayos faction of the Sinaloa Cartel. The video, published by local journalist Jose Luis Morales and replicated by Infobae, also includes a threat to "clean the area" and a warning to civilians.
"As of 9 p.m. I don't want to see people on the streets. We are cleaning the area and don't want to affect civilians. Stay home, we don't want people to get hurt," an alleged operative says.
The person speaking in the video also accuses the government of Zacatecas of protecting the cartel led by Ismael Zambada Sicairos, son of Sinaloa Cartel co-founder Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada. And threatens to conduct new attacks against state police officers like the one carried out last week.
The strike didn't cause casualties but a patrol car was damaged. Infobae noted that the attack could be a response to a police operation that targeted several alleged cartel operatives in the region.
Cartels have been increasingly using explosives and drones to conduct attacks, leading both the U.S. and Mexico to step up operations to counter the trend. Last week the two countries announced they would step up their cooperation in the matter, largely to prevent drone attacks at the border.
Drone attacks in Mexico more than doubled last year compared to the one prior as cartels increasingly use such devices in their operations.
Border Report noted that Mexico recorded 77 drone attacks last year, compared to 35 the year prior. Henry Ziemer, associate fellow for the Americas Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, told the outlet that cartels are buying signal jammers to guard themselves against attacks from rival factions.
"Mexico has been at the leading edge of illicit drone use not just as a weapon against the state and rivals, but also as a means of intimidating and pressuring the civilian population," the expert added.
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