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Mexico Cancels Michoacán Festival Honoring CJNG, Seizes Fireworks Tower Depicting 'El Mencho'

Authorities moved under Plan Michoacán to stop public glorification of organized crime.

Overview

  • State and federal forces in Tinaja de Vargas, Tanhuato, halted a patronal celebration that planned to display images of CJNG leaders.
  • Civil guards, National Guard members and soldiers removed banners featuring Nemesio Oseguera and Heraclio Guerrero and dismantled a pyrotechnic castillo.
  • The seized fireworks tower bore CJNG insignia along with depictions of firearms and roosters intended as a tribute.
  • Confiscated materials were turned over to the federal Attorney General’s Office for custody and potential investigation.
  • Authorities said the joint action was conducted to prevent apología del delito, and some residents voiced displeasure during the removals in an area linked to the Los Guerreros cell.