Authorities in Mexico are offering famed corridos singer Natanael Cano and other artists state protection after a drug cartel in northern Mexico publicly threatened them. Photos of a banner threatening the lives of Cano and several other artists in the Sonora region circulated on social media over the weekend, appearing to be signed by “Jalisco Matasalas,” a group within a faction of the Sinaloa cartel known as the “Chapitos.” The Sonoran Prosecutor's Office opened an investigation and offered state protection to the artists to “prevent any aggression related to the direct threat displayed on the banner.”
Authorities in Mexico are offering famed corridos singer Natanael Cano and other artists state protection after a drug cartel in northern Mexico publicly threatened them, prosecutors sayFILE - Mexican singer Natanael Cano performs at the Arre Music Festival in Mexico City, Sept. 10, 2023. singer Natanael Cano and other artists after a drug cartel in northern Mexico publicly threatened them, prosecutors confirmed to The Associated Press on Tuesday.
The banner appeared to be signed by “Jalisco Matasalas” a group within a faction of the Sinaloa cartel known as the “Chapitos,” which sowed terror in northern Mexico in“This is the last time you will receive a warning, just in time for you to cut the crap. Mind your own business,” the banner read. “If you don't heed this warning, you will be shot.”
Allan de la Rosa, a spokesperson for the prosecutors, said authorities offered state protection to the artists to “prevent any aggression related to the direct threat displayed on the banner." He did not elaborate on the nature of the protection.long been linked to drug violence,
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