VIDEO: Sedena admits that he cannot stop the drug war in Sinaloa: this is what he said

Culiacán. Sinaloa.- The war between two antagonistic factions of the Sinaloa Cartel: “Los Chapitos” and “Los Mayos”, which has immersed the inhabitants of the State in a maelstrom of violence for a week “it depends on the antagonistic groups”said the Secretary of National Defense (Sedena), in the voice of general of division Jesus Leana Ojedacommander of the 3rd military region in the entity.

The statement from the military command of this Monday, September 16 has caused outrage among opinion leaders who have expressed themselves on social networkslike Héctor de Mauléonsince the Sedena tacitly admits its inability to stop the armed confrontations that leave several dead in their wake, and the violent events continue in various parts of the state.

It was after the military parade for the 214th anniversary of Independence in Culiacán, led by the governor of Sinloa, Rubén Rocha Moya, when the General Jesús Leana Ojeda was questioned On when people will return to normal, he responded:

Sedena admits that he cannot stop the drug war in Sinaloa: this is what he said

“We want it to happen as quickly as possible, but it doesn’t depend on us. It depends on the antagonistic groups, that they stop confronting each other, and that they are leaving the population in peace so that they can live in peace.”

Jesús Leana Ojeda, division general of the Sedena

That security does not depend on the State, but on the Sinaloa Cartel.
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— Héctor de Mauleón (@hdemauleon) September 16, 2024

And the clear interpretation is that Security in that state depends on the Sinaloa Cartelthat is why at the press conference after the parade a journalist insisted: Does security depend on criminal groups?

“It’s up to them, they They are the ones who want to carry out the attacks and they are the ones who are taking lives. Not us, on the contrary. We are here to prevent them from having confrontation and loss of life,” he said.

No, it’s not possible just like that.

Commander Francisco Jesús Leana Ojeda says that security “does NOT depend on them, it depends on the antagonistic groups”… 🤦🏻‍♀️#Culiacan

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— Paola Arsof (@PArsof) September 16, 2024

Son of kidnapped journalist appears

Among the violent events recorded this Monday, it was reported kidnapping in Culiacán of David Eduardo Martínez Meraz20 years old, son of journalist specialized in security issues Ernesto Martínez Cervantes, who four years ago was awarded the Emmy Award for his coverage of Black Thursday, also known as Culiacanazo, which occurred on October 17, 2019 when Andrés Manuel López Obrador revealed that he ordered the release of Ovidio Guzmán, son of “El Chapo” Guzmán.

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Hours later it was reported that the young man returned home safe and sound. His car was found abandoned in a neighborhood in the south of the city.

Official report of the drug war in Sinaloa from September 9 to 16: they do not say how many dead

From Monday, September 9 to 16, days that are marked by violence in the entity, the National Guard and the Army They arrested 27 civilians, They seized 120 weapons, 25 thousand cartridges and 57 vehicles, including 12 armored vehicles and a cloned patrol.

They are documented 37 people deprived of libertyo kidnapped. It was reported “that since last September 9, there have been 29 violent events in various parts of the state, of which in 13 of them there have been attacks against military personnel and the National Guard, which resulted in the death of two members of the Mexican Army, and four other civilians,” he reported. a statement in which the total number of fatalities was not given

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