Manufacturers lemon Two municipalities in Michoacan have agreed to pay levies racket continue operations while the city of Apatzingan ended a five-day break in citrus production.
Members of the National Committee of the Mexican Lemon Production System, an association made up of lemon representatives from the eight main citrus-producing municipalities of Michoacan, reported this Friday. EFE What “External agents seek emergency resources for financing“, which clearly points to extortion by organized crime.
In the case of the municipality of Apatzingan, the main municipality of the Tierra del Fuego region of Michoacan, the association confirmed that 32 packaging companies remain closed due to low lemon production and pressure from “external agents”.
Meanwhile, in the municipality of Buenavista Tomatlán, adjacent to Apatzingán and the main producer of Mexican lemons, there are 24 packaging plants. agreed to “pay fees” (extortion) to “external agents” continue its activities and supply lemon to the national market.
The National Committee of the Mexican Lemon Production System also reported that in the municipality of Mujica, 20 kilometers from Apatzingan, There are 13 packaging plants that operate as that in Buenavista’s case they are paying for extortion by organized crime.
However, in the municipality of Paracuaro, located between Apatzingan and Mujica, Five packaging companies are operating as usualalthough there have been no reports of extortion so far.
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According to the State Security Department report to which he had access EFEcriminal groups vying for control of extortion in Apatzingan, Knights Templar Cartel, Acahuato Cartel and United Cartels (Consists of the armed forces of Los Viagras and Blancos de Troya).
In Buenavista report appoints Carteles Unidos as the main organization responsible for supervising the collection of fees.although in the case of the city of La Ruana – the cradle of the civil defence groups that took up arms against drug trafficking in February 2013 – the territory is controlled by the Tepalcatepec Cartel.
In Mugica, security data has established that the Siquiran Cartel is responsible for extortion collection, while in Paracuaro, where, oddly enough, no extortion collection is reported, runs the Templar Cartel.
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Citrus producers from Apatzingan and Buenavista they ceased their activities last Monday due to low lemon production and alleged extortion by organized crime.
Michoacan is the leader in Mexican lemon production, with an annual harvest of about 700 thousand tons citrus fruits, on 67 thousand hectares 3504 producers. (EFE)
Source: Aristegui Noticias
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