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The New Alliance, made up of CJNG, and Unión Tepito, gains ground in the Edomex

Two of the most powerful criminal groups in the country,

Two of the most powerful criminal groups in the country, the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) and La Unión Tepito, decided to join forces to form “The New Alliance,” even though their leader, identified as Carlos Enrique “N,” alias “Bam-Bam” and his second in command, Nicanor “N,” alias “Zarigüeya,” were arrested in recent weeks

Several reports indicate that this group is dedicated to homicide, kidnapping, extortion, drug sale, and theft by cargo transport in the municipalities of Nicolás Romero, Atizapán de Zaragoza, Tepotzotlán and Cuautitlán Izcalli.

This weekend the Attorney General’s Office of the State of Mexico (FGJEM) accredited the probable participation of Javier “N” and/or Nicanor “N”, alias “Zarigüeya”, Ángel Iván “N” and Maricarmen “N”, in the crime of extortion against a carrier in Nicolás Romero, so they were linked to the process and would be related

“Zarigüeya” was identified as co-founder and second in charge of “La Nueva Alianza”, according to intelligence information from the Secretariat of the Navy (Semar) and Municipal Police of Atizapán de Zaragoza,

While in December last year, Carlos Enrique “N”, alias “Bam-Bam” was captured, he was identified as the leader of this criminal organization in the municipalities of Nicolás Romero, Atizapán de Zaragoza, Tepotzotlán and Cuautitlán Izcalli and is dedicated to homicide, extortion, drug sales and cargo theft, according to the Attorney General

During November, the Mexican prosecutor, José Luis Cervantes Martínez and his Mexico City counterpart, Omar García Harfuch, detailed the presence of eight criminal groups in both entities, one of which is “The New Alliance.” On that occasion, six operators of that criminal group had already been arrested, which competes for criminal control with the “Los Peluches” gang.

This criminal group is characterized by recording its victims and subsequently placing messages or cards with threats to the government and criminal organizations.