Suicide Legion, the group of suspected “Mayo” Zambada hitmen who threatened the CJNG in Tijuana

In recent days a video has been released in which a group of armed subjects announces the presence of a criminal group that would aim to confront the Jalisco Nueva Generación Cartel (CJNG) in the town of TijuanaBaja California.

“We are the suicidal legionpart of the legionnaires of the roman lordwe’re here in Tijuana cleaning up what’s in the way (inaudible), whores are coming out, at the behest of the commander L3″, can be heard on the recording.

The six subjects, equipped with tactical elements and long weapons, appeared in front of a banner with the text “Suicidal Legionnaires”, accompanied by an image representing a Roman soldier. According to local sources, this group is aligned with the Sinaloa Cartel, specifically with the Los Mayos faction, commanded by Ishmael “El Mayo” Zambada.

As for the individual nicknamed “El Romano”, there are no public records on his identity or his possible place in the organized crime scene in the north of the country.

However, the said nickname had already appeared in intimidating messages against the CJNG in recent times. In mid-February, on the same dates that the video circulated in various media, residents reported the presence of a narcomanta in the area of ​​squares 5 and 10. In the message, which was also accompanied by the image of a Roman helmet. , said:

“See you soon, traitors Jaliscas, Pedrito, Puma and Trapos, a trio of incompetents. Tijuana belongs to us, you have nothing in your belly. They don’t even control their neighborhood, assholes. Lay the roll with the musicians, the corridos. They don’t kill my guns. Yes, come out to the hump, ball of ass*s, here with me they sit, asshole*s. Att. The Roman of Tijuana”.

According to unofficial information, besides the CJNG, among the rival groups that this armed faction would face are the remnants of the Arellano Felix Cartel (CAF), also called the Tijuana Cartel, except for Pablo Edwin Huerta Nuño, aka “El Skinny”. Although this man has been identified as a hitman and head of the CAF, it is presumed that he is now working for the Sinaloan organization.

Previous reports had mentioned “Skinny” as a great negotiator, because apparently, in addition to leading a cell of the Arellano Félix, he had managed to agree on several agreements with the CJNG. For this reason, his possible change of side to the Sinaloa Cartel was not ruled out.

It should be remembered that Tijuana is one of the key points for drug trafficking groups, since it represents an area of ​​direct drug access to the United States.

Reports of the Secretary of National Defense (sedena), obtained by GlobeLiveMedia Mexico After the hack carried out by the Guacamaya group, they revealed that Tijuana is one of the points where several organized crime overland routessince the drug shipments are brought to the said city through the highways and through the use of trains.

The Drug Railroad in Sonora starts in Guasave, Sinaloacrosses areas such as Guaymas and Hermosillo and reaches the municipality of Santa Ana, where it branches off to two different destinations: Nogales and Tijuanaalready in the state of Baja California.

Many of the favorite routes of groups such as the Sinaloa Cartel and the CJNG, which manufacture their synthetic narcotics in Sinaloa, cross the entire state of Sonora by air, sea and land to reach the border with Arizona, or to points of Baja California such as Mexicali and Tijuana, where they transport the drug to California.