By The opinion
25 Oct 2023, 1:39 PM EDT
The Mexican state of Veracruz has been in the news on several occasions due to the violence that is experienced, since various criminal groups operate in the area and try to intimidate their opponents (and the population in general) by applying different strategies, one of them is to show their power and weapons, as Los Tercios recently did in the municipality of Poza Rica.
And his hitmen walked through the streets of the municipality in broad daylight, they did so armed to show that they are not afraid and, as is the custom of some drug traffickers, They recorded a video in which they challenged the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), which was spread on social networks.
It was inside a moving vehicle in which the material was recorded, in which you can see five heavily armed hitmen, with their faces covered and wearing tactical vests with the name “Los Tercios” embroidered on the front.
With high-sounding words, the truck driver asks where his rivals are and warns them that they are looking for them and that “the square is theirs.” They conclude by saying that their shirt has “the Z well marked.”
In the images you can also see another gunman carrying a 50 caliber Barret rifleone of the most powerful weapons in the world.
Who are The Thirds?
Since the month of August, when several bodies were found inside freezers in the city of Poza Rica, the name of Los Tercios began to be heard, as the criminal group was identified as responsible for the terrible discovery, although they had already operated in the area before. place, leaving threatening narcomantas.
Due to the messages they have previously left, it was established that Las Charras, the criminal cell they threaten, is a faction of the CJNG, which is why the rivalry was triggered, while Los Tercios are an armed wing or cell of Los Zetas Vieja Escuela.
They participated in a shooting in a bar that occurred in July, in addition to an attack on the facilities of the Secretariat of Public Security (SSP) of Veracruz, according to the media Infobae.
Another crime that shocked society was that of Dr. Ruth Alamilla, who supported low-income people, and her daughter. Both were kidnapped in a gym in Veracruz and their bodies were abandoned in Puebla..
The Tercios took responsibility for the doctor’s crime, because they placed a green piece of cardboard on her body that said: “This strikes me as treacherous. Atte: The Thirds”according to the media Eje Central.
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