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Why Trump is pushing subject assistance for Mexico
A fashionable Mexican instrumentalist who sang the praises of cause lords was changeable dormant successful a parking batch successful the westbound of the country, constabulary said precocious Tuesday.
Ernesto Barajas, a vocalist with the radical Enigma Norteno, which has 4 cardinal monthly listeners connected Spotify, was gunned down successful the metropolis of Zapopan successful Jalisco state.
He is among respective performers of alleged "narco-corridos" — a arguable sub-genre of determination euphony that celebrates the exploits of infamous cause cartels — to person been killed successful caller months. In May, 5 members of the radical Fugitivo were murdered by suspected cause traffickers successful Tamaulipas state. Their bodies were found several days aft their families reported receiving ransom demands.
Police said 2 men approached Barajas by motorcycle successful a parking batch connected Tuesday and opened occurrence connected him. Another antheral died successful the onslaught and a pistillate was injured successful the leg, they said.
Ernesto Barajas of the set Enigma Norteno performs onstage during the Smoke Me Out Festival astatine Queen Mary Events Park connected Aug. 18, 2018, successful Long Beach, California.
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Enigma Norteno's repertoire includes a opus dedicated Nemesio Rubén "El Mencho" Oseguera Cervantes, person of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), 1 of Mexico's biggest cause trafficking organizations. The U.S. authorities has offered a $15 cardinal reward for accusation starring to his capture.
The radical besides has a way called "Los Chapitos," aft the sons of notorious cause kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, presently serving beingness imprisonment successful the United States. The Chapitos person utilized corkscrews, electrocution and blistery chiles to torture their rivals while immoderate of their victims were "fed dormant oregon live to tigers," according to an indictment released by the U.S. Justice Department.
Mexican transgression groups wage musicians to constitute and execute songs that glorify their exploits.
Sometimes the singers get caught up successful turf wars.
Mexican media said that Barajas had received threats from the CJNG successful the past.
Several regions successful the state person banned "narco-corridos," sparking a recent riot during a performance aft a vocalist refused to execute immoderate of his astir fashionable songs.
In caller months, the Trump medication has revoked the visas of a slew of artists related to the genre. In May, the celebrated bluish Mexican set Grupo Firme, which has taken steps to region itself from the cartel-centric themes of the genre, announced it would person to cancel an upcoming show in California due to the fact that its visas were suspended.
In April, the medication said it was revoking the visas of the band Alegres de Barranco after they flashed the look of "El Mencho" down them astatine a concert, prompting a contention and adjacent transgression investigations successful Mexico. In June, the set released an anti-narco opus successful a bid to wide its name.
Earlier this month, the Trump medication sanctioned Mexican instrumentalist Ricardo Hernández, known arsenic "El Makabelico," implicit allegations that the creator was laundering wealth for a cause cartel.
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