MEXICO Captured alleged member of the Mayo Zambada faction of the Sinaloa Cartel was executed by armed men after being interrogated on camera. The captive, who identified himself as an operations commander for the MZ organization in Zacatecas, was forced to kneel in front of twelve armed men and answer questions about the cartel’s activities and alleged ties to local government officials.
After the interrogation ended, his captors executed him by beheading him with a machete. The video of the interrogation and execution was circulated online, although the captive’s claims have not been independently verified.
TRANSLATION:
Sicario: Where are you from?
Captive: Jerez, Zacatecas.
Sicario: Who do you work for?
Captive: The MZ organization (Mayo Zambada faction).
Sicario: What position did you hold within this organization?
Captive: I was in charge of operations.
Sicario: Where were you captured?
Captive: I was apprehended in that shootout that took place yesterday in Tepetongo.
Sicario: Is the information you’re giving us true?
Captive: Yes. It’s 100 percent true.
Sicario: Which government agencies are supporting you guys?
Captive: Everyone within the state police out of Jerez and Tepetongo.
Sicario: Who else within the federal government is supporting you guys?
Captive: We’re being told to attack Harfuch’s forces and their patrol vehicles because our dope houses are being raided in the northern part of Zacatecas.
Sicario: Who are you guys extorting out here?
Captive: The livestock farmers, car salesmen, and the bars. We’re in charge of selling alcohol in Jerez and at every event that takes place.
Sicario: What sort of agreement do you guys have with the government and how do you go about keeping it that way?
Captive: Our superiors are in charge of doing that. We have an agreement with the mayors. They have to give us 30 percent for every construction project that they undertake or a percentage of their monthly budget. The majority of every municipal official obtained their positions because of us.
Sicario: What else can you tell us regarding the fact that the government supports you?
Captive: Every cell within our organization is currently under orders. For every candidate that isn’t a part of the Morena political party or that’s leading in the polls, we’re supposed to have them killed off.
Sicario: Are you guys supporting the Morena political party?
Captive: Yes. Our leaders are supporting Veronica Diaz. She’s a political candidate here in the state of Zacatecas. We operate behind the Servidores de la Nación (Servants of the Nation; a social welfare institution) program. This is a very large organization that’s tasked with buying every vote within the municipalities. It’s all done through the representatives of this organization. And it’s happening in the northern part of the state just as well as its southern part. They happen to be our strongest asset at the moment. And we’ve been tasked with protecting them whenever they visit certain municipalities.
Sicario: What did you say is the name of this organization?
Captive: Servidores de la Nación. One of its delegates is from the city of Jalpa. She’s giving Vero Diaz the greatest support. But you already have every name from the Servidores de la Nación roster.
Sicario: We don’t involve ourselves in political wars. Those are very separate and unrelated issues. What message are you going to give to your colleagues from the Mayitas and Cabritas?
Captive: You’re all better off getting out of their way. We’re not going to win this war. Take a look at my fate. It came down to this because my organization abandoned me and left me to fend for myself. Get out of the way while you still can. Don’t end up like I did.
Sicario: This will befall every dog from the Mayo’s organization, everyone who supports them. Brave yourselves because here comes this dick! This makes the fifth time that we’ve fucked you over!
