During the early morning hours of Tuesday, January 20, La Mayiza, a faction of the Sinaloa Cartel, displayed a series of banners in strategic locations throughout Colima. The main message of these banners was the public declaration of an alliance with the Independent Cartel of Colima, also known as Los Mezcales.
According to social media users, the banners appeared in municipalities such as Villa de Álvarez, Coquimatlán, Tecomán, and Manzanillo, areas of high importance for criminal control of the region, especially the latter due to its connection to the port.
The banners contained messages directed at rival groups and the general population. The text, transcribed from one of the banners, states: “These guys from Mezcal are no longer alone… Pure MZ MF Mayito Flaco is already in Colima.”
Journalist Óscar Balderas pointed out that this alliance puts three strategic facilities at risk: prisons, the state capital, and the port of Manzanillo.
It should be noted that La Mayiza is currently waging a battle against the CJNG in Zacatecas, as well as in Sinaloa, where factions of the CJNG are reportedly supporting Los Chapitos.
