and La Familia Michoacana for the states of Michoacán and Guerrero; Los Zetas in

the states of Veracruz and Puebla; Cártel del Noreste in Zacatecas; the Cártel de
Sinaloa in Baja California, Sonora,[64] Juárez, Zacatecas and Chiapas; as well as
the Santa Rosa de Lima Cartel in Guanajuato.[65] They currently have an alliance
with the Cártel del Golfo in Zacatecas, La Línea in Juárez and several smaller
cartels in Mexico City which help it fight against La Unión Tepito.[23]

Combatting CJNG is proving difficult because of the recent reorganization of the

police force in Mexico.
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CJNG interrogating Zeta members

In June 2009, inside an abandoned truck in a residential neighborhood in Cancún,
Quintana Roo, the Mexican authorities discovered the corpses of three men. Along
with their remains was found the following message:

We are the new group Mata Zetas (Zeta Killers) and we are against kidnapping and
extortion, and we will fight them in all states for a cleaner Mexico.

— Los Mata Zetas (Jalisco New Generation Cartel)[41]

These murdered men were then linked to individuals who had been shown in a video on
YouTube while being interviewed by masked men armed with assault rifles.[79] A
number of videos online confirmed the existence of the Jalisco New Generation
Cartel, which was dedicated at that time to kill Gulf Cartel and Zeta members
alike.[79] In the interrogation videos done by the Mata Zetas, the captured cartel
members confessed their criminal activities and gave out the names of police
commanders and politicians who provided them with protection.[79] According to
Terra Networks, the government agency of the SIEDO received a phone call on 1 July
2009 from an unidentified man who said that the cartel members of Los Zetas were
going to be "kidnapped and eliminated" from Cancún and Veracruz.[80]

2011–2012 Veracruz massacres

Main article: 2011–2012 in the Mexican Drug War
2011 Veracruz massacres
In spring 2011, the CJNG declared war on all other Mexican cartels and stated its
intention to take control of the city of Guadalajara. However, by midsummer, the
group appeared to have been reunited with its former partners in the Sinaloa
Cartel. In addition to maintaining its anti-Zetas alliance with the Gulf Cartel,
the Sinaloa Cartel in 2011 affiliated itself with the Knights Templar in Michoacán.
To counter Los Zetas in the state of Jalisco, the Sinaloa Cartel affiliated itself
with the CJNG.[71]

On 20 September 2011, two trucks containing 35 dead bodies were found at an

underpass near a shopping mall in Boca del Río, Veracruz.[81] All of the corpses
were alleged to be members of Los Zetas,[82] but it was later proven that only six
of them had been involved in minor crime incidents, and none of them were involved
with organized crime.[83] Some of the victims had their hands tied and showed signs
of having been tortured.[84] According to El Universal, at around 17:00 an
undetermined number of vehicles blocked a major avenue in Boca del Río.[85] Once
the traffic stopped, armed men abandoned two trucks in the middle of the highway.
[85] They opened the doors of the trucks and pulled out the thirty-five corpses,
leaving a written message behind.[85] Other gunmen pointed their weapons at the
frightened drivers.[86] The gunmen then fled the scene.[87] Consequently, the
stunned motorists began to grab their cellphones and post messages on Twitter
warning other drivers to avoid the area.[86] The message left behind stated the
following:

No more extortions, no more killings of innocent people! Zetas in the state of

Veracruz and politicians helping them: This is going to happen to you, or we can
shoot you as we did to you guys before too. People of Veracruz, do not allow
yourselves to be extorted; do not pay for protection; if you do is because you want
to. This is the only thing these people (Los Zetas) can do. This is going to happen
to all the Zetas-fucks who continue to operate in Veracruz. This territory ht
appearance

CJNG interrogating Zeta members

In June 2009, inside an abandoned truck in a residential neighborhood in Cancún,
Quintana Roo, the Mexican authorities discovered the corpses of three men. Along
with their remains was found the following message:

We are the new group Mata Zetas (Zeta Killers) and we are against kidnapping and
extortion, and we will fight them in all states for a cleaner Mexico.

— Los Mata Zetas (Jalisco New Generation Cartel)[41]

These murdered men were then linked to individuals who had been shown in a video on
YouTube while being interviewed by masked men armed with assault rifles.[79] A
number of videos online confirmed the existence of the Jalisco New Generation
Cartel, which was dedicated at that time to kill Gulf Cartel and Zeta members
alike.[79] In the interrogation videos done by the Mata Zetas, the captured cartel
members confessed their criminal activities and gave out the names of police
commanders and politicians who provided them with protection.[79] According to
Terra Networks, the government agency of the SIEDO received a phone call on 1 July
2009 from an unidentified man who said that the cartel members of Los Zetas were
going to be "kidnapped and eliminated" from Cancún and Veracruz.[80]

2011–2012 Veracruz massacres

Main article: 2011–2012 in the Mexican Drug War
2011 Veracruz massacres
In spring 2011, the CJNG declared war on all other Mexican cartels and stated its
intention to take control of the city of Guadalajara. However, by midsummer, the
group appeared to have been reunited with its former partners in the Sinaloa
Cartel. In addition to maintaining its anti-Zetas alliance with the Gulf Cartel,
the Sinaloa Cartel in 2011 affiliated itself with the Knights Templar in Michoacán.
To counter Los Zetas in the state of Jalisco, the Sinaloa Cartel affiliated itself
with the CJNG.[71]

On 20 September 2011, two trucks containing 35 dead bodies were found at an

underpass near a shopping mall in Boca del Río, Veracruz.[81] All of the corpses
were alleged to be members of Los Zetas,[82] but it was later proven that only six
of them had been involved in minor crime incidents, and none of them were involved
with organized crime.[83] Some of the victims had their hands tied and showed signs
of having been tortured.[84] According to El Universal, at around 17:00 an
undetermined number of vehicles blocked a major avenue in Boca del Río.[85] Once
the traffic stopped, armed men abandoned two trucks in the middle of the highway.
[85] They opened the doors of the trucks and pulled out the thirty-five corpses,
leaving a written message behind.[85] Other gunmen pointed their weapons at the
frightened drivers.[86] The gunmen then fled the scene.[87] Consequently, the
stunned motorists began to grab their cellphones and post messages on Twitter
warning other drivers to avoid the area.[86] The message left behind stated the
following:

No more extortions, no more killings of innocent people! Zetas in the state of

Veracruz and politicians helping them: This is going to happen to you, or we can
shoot you as we did to you guys before too. People of Veracruz, do not allow
yourselves to be extorted; do not pay for protection; if you do is because you want
to. This is the only thing these people (Los Zetas) can do. This is going to happen
to all the Zetas-fucks who continue to operate in Veracruz. This territory h