In recent days flyers and pamphlets have been distributed in Tepito advertising recruitment for the Gulf Cartel. The recruitment advertisements make statements with intent to lure young citizens into working for the Gulf Cartel, promising fancy cars and big money. The papers have been distributed during late hours across the neighborhood.
Tepito is a historic north central neighborhood of Mexico City, which recently made headlines because of over a dozen youth being kidnapped and murdered from the area.
The Gulf Cartel is one of the oldest organized crime groups in Mexico. Its base is in the very northeast of the nation, in the cities of Reynosa and Matamoros.
Authorities are currently investigating the recent flyers, but so far believe there is no tie to the actual Gulf Cartel.
While no doubt the Gulf Cartel has some sort of presence in the capital city, as most organized crimes groups do, it is very unlikely that they would target the rough and resilient neighborhood of Tepito. While there is money to be made in drug retail and contraband items, it is nothing compared to smuggling drug north. Most likely this is a ploy to root out a group of traitors in the neighborhood, who will likely be targeted by locals if they appear.
-K.Mennem
Tepito is a historic north central neighborhood of Mexico City, which recently made headlines because of over a dozen youth being kidnapped and murdered from the area.
The Gulf Cartel is one of the oldest organized crime groups in Mexico. Its base is in the very northeast of the nation, in the cities of Reynosa and Matamoros.
Authorities are currently investigating the recent flyers, but so far believe there is no tie to the actual Gulf Cartel.
While no doubt the Gulf Cartel has some sort of presence in the capital city, as most organized crimes groups do, it is very unlikely that they would target the rough and resilient neighborhood of Tepito. While there is money to be made in drug retail and contraband items, it is nothing compared to smuggling drug north. Most likely this is a ploy to root out a group of traitors in the neighborhood, who will likely be targeted by locals if they appear.
-K.Mennem