Buchona Fashion No Longer Sells in Culiacán; Articles With Allusions to Narcos Withdrawn

For fear of reprisals and lack of demand, vendors stop offering clothing and accessories linked to narco aesthetics.

The so-called “buchona” fashion, which for years was synonymous with status among certain youth sectors in Culiacán, is going through a drastic fall, which had an impact on Student’s Day sales for local commerce.

The president of the Union of Downtown Merchants (UCC), Oscar Sanchez Beltran, confirmed that this type of clothing and accessories has lost all commercial momentum, to the extent that many products have been removed from the shelves.

The drop in sales generated a rethinking in the trade.

Likewise, the merchant leader referred to garments such as fitted shirts, printed t-shirts, belts with large buckles, caps with flashy logos, shiny shoes and designer handbags, many of them in dark colors or with brands symbolically linked to the narco culture.

During past Student Day celebrations, these items were top sellers, especially among young men. However, by 2025, the trend not only disappeared, but also generated an urgent rethinking in local commerce.

Merchants are asked to remove items for security reasons

For security reasons, the UCC leader added, all merchants in the city’s main square have been advised to withdraw from selling any product that directly or symbolically alludes to organized crime groups.

This decision is not only due to a change in consumer tastes, but also to the growing concern about attacks targeting businesses that offer this type of merchandise.

The merchant stressed that the priority is to prevent any act of violence that could result from a simple article of clothing. This action adds to efforts to disassociate the trade from any link, however symbolic, with criminal organizations.

Source: Milenio