“Sol Prendido” for Borderland Beat
The creation of the Delta Group is attributed to a subject nicknamed “El 03”
In the video a considerable group of subjects with weapons appears.
A group of armed individuals, who identified themselves as members of the Delta Group of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), announced their arrival in Los Reyes, Michoacán. These are several subjects who appeared in the middle of a sierra. In addition, the subjects took the opportunity to threaten several individuals.
In front of them they placed a table and a white tablecloth; some of those involved were positioned on the ground, while the majority remained standing. The recording was shared on social networks on Tuesday, April 16.
“Good afternoon, town of Los Reyes and its surroundings, we are Grupo Delta of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel of Mr. Mencho and Mr. 3, we are already within the area,” were the first statements from one of the men. Later they mentioned several aliases.
As can be seen in the audiovisual material, there are more than 50 armed individuals who appear with tactical clothing and weapons, while a few cows appear in the background.
“Harlequín, La Sombra, who are in charge of Guicho, Poncho and Poncho Junior’s son, who are the ones who have the people with fear and lies,” said the group’s spokesperson, who said that the cell is allegedly not involved with actions such as a fees.
During their message they mentioned Mencho, alias of Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes and who is the current leader of the four letters cartel. But they also named Mr. 3, this nickname could refer to a subject identified in some reports as the successor of Oseguera Cervantes. In addition, El 03, as it is also known, was accused by the Mexican government of creating two elite groups within the CJNG, one of them the Delta Group.
“Sincerely. Grupo Delta Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generación”, concluded the subject who spoke in front of the camera.
What is the CJNG Delta Group?
It should be remembered that the Delta Group had already been identified in military reports as an armed wing of the CJNG which would be used by El Mencho for high-impact operations, they have been implicated in the murder of the former governor of Jalisco, Aristotle Sandoval.
The authorities identified the activities of said criminal group at least since September 2018. On that occasion Marisela Gómez Cobos, then in charge of the Jalisco Attorney General’s Office, reported on the capture of four members of the criminal cell. For this purpose, an operation had to be implemented with around 80 security personnel.
While in 2020 a message attributed to Carteles Unidos and dedicated to the leader of the CJNG was found in which they warned him that they would not let him enter the municipality of Los Reyes. “Mencho, you wont be coming into Los Reyes. Tell your mob to recover their drug tanks, they left them full,” it was read on that occasion.
Jaziel “G”, Alfonso “R”, Tomás “L”, Cristian “M”, Francisco “C”, Brandon “B”, Diego “T”, Leobardo “P”, Jonathan “L”, Rosaura “P”, José “F” and Anthony “O” were surprised by the uniformed officers when they were traveling in a vehicle and trying to enter a property. After their capture, six long weapons, one short weapon, seven magazines, three homemade weapons, 143 rounds of various calibers, in addition to the unit in which they were traveling, were seized.
Due to the above, the 12 people mentioned, among whom was a minor, were accused of carrying weapons for the exclusive use of the authorities.