Cartel del Noreste Release A New Communique

A newly released video by the Cartel del Noreste (CDN) once again denies any involvement in recent acts of violence that have lead to the closure of the OXXO chain of convenience stores in Nuevo Laredo.

This broadcast marks the second time in less than a week that the Mexican criminal organization have appeared online.

The states in which the Northeast Cartel have had a known presence are Coahuila, Nuevo León, Tamaulipas, San Luis Potosi, Quintana Roo, Veracruz and Zacatecas.

Video translation is as follows:

Constitutional President of the Republic Andrés Manuel López Obrador, Secretary of National Defense General Luis Cresencio Sandoval González, Secretary of Security and Citizen Protection Rosa Icela Rodríguez.

We are addressing you in the following manner. Especially to President López Obrador to inform you that the Cartel del Noreste denies the acts of violence attributed to us in relation to the closure of the OXXO chain of convenience stores in Nuevo Laredo.

We assure you that we are the most concerned in our city remaining at peace. The CDN does not get involved in politics nor does it interfere with the citizenry. As proof, our plazas don’t register acts of electoral violence, unlike what happened in El Mante, Tamaulipas where Noé Ramos, a candidate for mayor for the PAN political party, was murdered.

Throughout the country during the electoral process, criminal groups were responsible for the murder of candidates. Following the elections, an elected mayor was executed. These crimes occurred in the states of Guerrero, Chiapas, Michoacán, Jalisco, Guanajuato, Veracruz State of Mexico, Oaxaca, Puebla, Colima, Mexico City, Sinaloa, and Tamaulipas.

However, in our plazas, mainly in Nuevo Laredo, there were no acts of violence. Proof of this is that in Nuevo Laredo the Morena political party swept the presidential, senatorial, federal and local congressional races. The only election that was close was the mayoral election.

This reflects the dissatisfaction of some citizens with the current president. However, this difference is minimal and does not affect us. We are still moving forward with our work and you with yours. There is a great deal of investment in factories and other businesses and we have no interest in gaslighting or upsetting investors.

We want the town to grow, jobs to be created, and for the citizens of Nuevo Laredo to improve their daily lives. Mr. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, we respectfully ask you to investigate the interests of those who have wrongly informed you about our alleged annoyance towards the population and businessmen.

What interests does this person have in provoking conflicts and increasing the presence of the military and federal authorities? As we have told you, Nuevo Laredo has been one of the calmest municipalities during your six-year term.

Investigate the interests of this person who may be trying to hinder the growth of our city or introduce another antagonistic group to the town. Which would regenerate an escalation of violence that has no relationship with politics. This in itself is a completely different matter.

Sincerely, Your trusted servants, Cartel del Noreste

Source: Vivo en Marte