A strong operation advanced the past May 16 Towards the town of San Juan Huitzontlaa mining area of difficult access, located in the municipality of Nicicuilain the hot earth of Michoacán. From months ago, a false account had been sending information, which collected the Marinaabout the presence in the area of a high command of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel. A subject known as The yogurt.
According to data released on account, yogurt, identified as Abraham Jesús Amador Canoregional chief in Colima, Jalisco and Michoacánhad an important basis for operations in the area, and used it as a refuge.
Huitzontla is within a strategic region for the passage of armas, Money and chemical precursors that disembark on the Michoacan coast and go to Jalisco. In intelligence reports it appears as “an area of interest” where everything that enters through sea moves to Jalisco. In addition, the Camps and training centers of the racketeeringas well as clandestine laboratories.
When monitoring the area, Navy intelligence He detected that residents of San Juan Huitzontla They had abruptly left photos and videos with details of their daily life to social networks. An alarm focus on.
The investigations determined that the account from which the information arose was linked to César Morfín Morfín, The cousina criminal chief with a strong presence in the border area of Tamaulipaswho was in charge of The meters of the Gulf cartel And then he made alliances with him Jalisco cartel to control the routes ranging from the Pacific to the most important border crossings Tamaulipas.
Since 2023, the Navy had categorized its properties in Colima and Jalisco.
This finding coincided with information from USAwhich indicated that The cousin I was looking for an approach with security agencies. It is believed that the coup was coming that the government of Donald Trump He was about to proper, and tried to lower the pressure through the delivery of sensitive information.
He did not get it: the past May 1he Treasury Department sanctioned two companies linked to Morfin Morfin And two of his brothers: Álvaro and Remigio. Both companies had registered as hydrocarbon carriers, which allowed them to move stolen fuel Without awakening suspicions.
In Contubernio with police, officials and members of the network that traffic from the Customs of Tamaulipas, the companies transported huachicol from Pemex ducts located in Jalisco, Colimahe State of Mexico and Hidalgo.
According to the intelligence report consulted, air monitoring and surveillance works carried out by the Marina They revealed the presence of armed people, “highly violent and trained both in the handling of high caliber and explosives.”
There were no doubts. San Juan Huitzontla It was the headquarters of a call cell Mencho Special Forcesknown as Yogurt operation.
According to the information, Huitzontla was the advance of yogurt to the Michoacan coasts and had managed to take the area with the support of Colombian ex -military Explosives experts.
The entrance date was decided: the past May 16.
The federal government reported the next day that after the raid of the convoy integrated by the Marinathe Civil guardian and the National guard There were two clashes, in which twelve hitmen were killed and others nine detainees (Among these, Three Colombian citizens). The facilitated images show the nine detainees with vests and tactical uniforms, and have an arsenal made up of grenades, explosives, long weapons, loaders.
The yogurt He could escape, but according to reports, the intense pressures of the US government, the recent designation of the cartels as terrorist organizationsbegins to encourage fractures and betrayals between one of the most powerful criminal organizations.
He United States Government He advanced a few months ago that “hell” was going to unleash the cartels and what was coming were del one of the groups.
According to the reports consulted, it seems that in Huitzontla One of those chapters has already been written.
