A popular band in Mexico was fined the equivalent of tens of thousands of dollars by government authorities for performing songs glorifying cartels, authorities said.
The band in question is Los Tucanes de Tijuana, who performed so-called "narcocorridos" during a show on Saturday. Chihuahua city official Pedro Oliva said the songs "glorified crime or alluded to the perpetrators of illegal acts." Overall, a third of the setlist were songs of the kind.
