

The fighting took place one day after the Mexican military swept the area as part of a peacekeeping operation and officials declared safety. The video was allegedly recorded following three days of gun battles in the nearby town of El Aguaje. Both criminal organizations want control of drug production and transit routes from the Pacific coast into central and northern Mexico to the U.S. The fighting has occurred on and off for several weeks without any real action from Mexico City or state authorities. The gory act of torture took place over the weekend near the town of Tepalcatepec, Michoacán where the CJNG is fighting against factions of Los Viagras and La Familia, known as Carteles Unidos. The Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generacion (CJNG) members burned the man’s face off as a way to mock his nickname, “Ghost Rider.” Gunmen from a narco-terrorist cartel burned off the face of a rival and recorded the man’s agony as he begged for death.
