“Sol Prendido” for Borderland Beat
While the former head of Mexico City’s Security Secretariat, Omar García Harfuch is focused on winning the candidacy to lead the Morena political party in the CDMX government, social networks have revived videos in which alleged members of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) threaten him.
Some national media and X (formerly Twitter) accounts have viralized the recordings claiming that they are current warnings to the politician. However, they were published in 2020, when Harfuch was attacked by an armed convoy of the four-letter cartel.
The Morena candidate has currently denied threats from the Jalisco criminal group.
Three years ago, the policeman was attacked by gunmen who emptied Barret rifle rounds, grenade launchers and bombs into his car while he was on his way to his office in the Mexican capital. According to authorities at the time, Harfuch survived more than 400 rounds of gunfire.
At the time, there was talk of an alleged pact between the policeman and opposing cartels. The narco-attack has become a shadow for Garcia Harfuch, who is seeking to take over as Mexico City’s head of government, as his former boss, Claudia Sheinbaum, did in 2018.
Since his arrival at the CDMX Public Security Secretariat, Garcia has dealt major blows to criminal organizations such as La Union Tepito, CJNG, and the Sinaloa Cartel.
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