


Very often, the locals even go to the cartel rather than the police when they have a problem, so that they can act as intermediaries or find a solution. The residents of Los Reyes are used to this. That said, some armed groups are even worse. Apparently she was accused of abusing her position on several occasions. Regarding the woman whose head was shaved, I also heard she was "punished" because she was the attendant in charge of payments for the parking lot where the events took place.

'The residents of Los Reyes are used to this' Another one had apparently been selling drugs in Los Reyes which had come from somewhere else. Another had abused his wife and children. One of them owed money to a local drug dealer. Personally, I've never seen this type of punishment happen, but I know some people it's happened to: They were taken to a detox centre. People are "punished" if they "misbehave": for example, if they disturb the public order, if they disrespect others, if they steal, if they drive too fast or drunk, if they cause problems in the street. The events reportedly took place in Los Reyes or Periban, where residents were "not allowed to leave the city without permission". Video published on October 21, 2020, by the Twitter account "Unidad De Inteligencia Ciudadana": A man is seen using a board to hit another man's buttocks. mOjZqgjB68- Unidad De Inteligencia Ciudadana October 21, 2020 In the area, if people oppose them, they have to pay the price.Įn Los Reyes y Periban, municipios Michoacános en control de Luis Enrique Barragán Chávez "El R-5" tienen prohibido a las personas salir del pueblo sin permiso, a quien lo haga debe ser castigado a Tablazos además de pasar 3 meses encerrado en una CREAD. His stronghold is Los Reyes, where he has more than 1,000 men working for him, with armoured vehicles and weapons, and where he locks up the people he kidnaps or punishes in drug rehabilitation centres.

"Guicho de los Reyes" is in charge of the entire region. The family has since left Michoacán, and the girl did not want their name published with the video. They told her not to cause any more problems, because they wouldn't be so nice to her next time. The cartel people then "punished" her, shaving her in this humilitating way for "disrespecting the boss". It was the security detail of Luis Enrique Barragán Chávez, also known as "Guicho de los Reyes" or "El R-5", the leader of "Cárteles Unidos" in the area. Her mother honked the horn and got out of her car to talk to one of the drivers. She told us that they were in their car when they saw men blocking access to a parking lot with their vehicles. People contact us when they want to report things that they may have witnessed, but are unable to go to the authorities, in case they have links with criminal groups.Ĭoncerning this video, it was the daughter of the woman whose head was shaved who sent it to us. The FRANCE 24 Observers team contacted the Twitter account that published this video: 'The cartel people likely "punished" her for "disrespecting the boss"' Their main enemy: the Jalisco New Generation Cartel. Some of them began as "self-defence groups" before evolving into groups whose main activity is drug trafficking. The cartel is a conglomeration of several criminal organisations operating in Michoacán. Una mujer que se atrevió a discutir con el jefe regional de Carteles Unidos en los Reyes fue humillada públicamente por sicarios de Luís Enrique Barragán Chávez "El R-5 / Guicho de los Reyes" en pleno centro de esa población de Michoacán /yocC5mnehD- Unidad De Inteligencia Ciudadana December 31, 2021Īccording to the caption with the video, the events took place in Los Reyes, a city in the Mexican state of Michoacán, and members of "Cárteles Unidos" ("United Cartels") shaved the woman's hair.
