To bolster its armed cells, the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) has begun recruiting underage girls, as shown in a video circulating on social media.
In a 48-second video, a convoy of at least four pickup trucks is seen, carrying approximately 28 men with weapons and tactical gear.
For four seconds, a young woman with brown hair, visibly underage, is seen walking alongside the trucks, wearing camouflage fatigues and a tactical vest with the initials CJNG.
In the clip, banda music can be heard playing from inside the trucks, and the other men in the convoy can be seen waving to the person filming.
For a few seconds, the person filming is seen wearing a hat with the criminal group’s initials and the phrase “Mencho Special Forces.”
“We’re back again. All Mencho’s people,” says the man recording the video.
According to the account that shared the video, the cell was deployed to confront the Knights Templar in Michoacán.
In the video, the young woman can be seen moving freely, wearing tactical gear, as are the other individuals in the clip. She is not carrying any weapons.
