{"id":11772,"date":"2023-05-25T11:55:37","date_gmt":"2023-05-25T08:55:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tdcenter.org\/?p=11772"},"modified":"2026-07-04T12:00:42","modified_gmt":"2026-07-04T09:00:42","slug":"culiacanazo-2-0-mexico-attacks-the-sinaloa-cartel-and-says-goodbye-to-the-hugs-not-bullets-strategy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tdcenter.org\/it\/2023\/05\/25\/culiacanazo-2-0-mexico-attacks-the-sinaloa-cartel-and-says-goodbye-to-the-hugs-not-bullets-strategy\/","title":{"rendered":"Culiacanazo 2.0: il Messico attacca il Cartello di Sinaloa e dice addio alla strategia degli \u00ababbracci, non proiettili\u00bb"},"content":{"rendered":"

Il Cartello di Sinaloa \u00e8 una delle organizzazioni di narcotraffico pi\u00f9 influenti del Messico, con capacit\u00e0 operative a livello mondiale. Attualmente \u00e8 impegnato nella vendita locale e nell'esportazione di droghe quali fentanyl, marijuana, cocaina, metanfetamina ed eroina. La sua presenza internazionale \u00e8 concentrata soprattutto negli Stati Uniti e si sta espandendo con forza nel mercato Asia-Pacifico. Nel 2022, le autorit\u00e0 tedesche hanno chiuso il sito russo del deep web Hydra Market, che agevolava il traffico di droga e il riciclaggio di denaro tramite criptovalute. Sono stati rinvenuti molteplici account attribuiti al gruppo messicano.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On January 5, Ovidio Guzm\u00e1n L\u00f3pez, the alleged leader of the Sinaloa Cartel, was captured in Culiac\u00e1n, Sinaloa, and transferred in a Mexican Air Force plane to Mexico City as a result of an operation carried out on the outskirts of the city. This act resulted in a wave of violence that spread throughout the state days before the arrival of US leaders Joe Biden and Justin Trudeau for the meeting of “the three friends.”<\/p>\n\n\n

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Per gentile concessione della Segreteria della Difesa Nazionale messicana (SEDENA): arresto nel 2019 di Ovidio Guzman-L\u00f3pez, figlio di El Chapo.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

According to Mexico’s Secretary of National Defense, during and after the raid, 10 soldiers and 19 suspects were killed. Suspected criminals blocked roads, set fire to dozens of vehicles, and attacked planes at Culiacan International Airport. Thirty-five other military personnel were wounded, and 21 gunmen were arrested.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Guzm\u00e1n L\u00f3pez, also known as “El Rat\u00f3n,” is accused of leading a faction of his father’s notorious Sinaloa Cartel, one of the world’s largest drug trafficking organizations. His father, Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, is serving life in prison in the US after being convicted in 2019 on drug trafficking and money laundering charges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Un'operazione molto simile ebbe luogo il 17 ottobre 2019, quando Ovidio fu catturato per la prima volta. In quell'occasione, la strategia fu considerata un fallimento poich\u00e9 le autorit\u00e0 messicane decisero di rilasciare Guzm\u00e1n L\u00f3pez per fermare gli atti violenti compiuti da presunti membri del Cartello di Sinaloa. Questa decisione provoc\u00f2 l'evento che sarebbe diventato noto come Gioved\u00ec Nero o Culiacanazo. Il bilancio di quella giornata comprendeva 42 veicoli sequestrati con la forza, nove veicoli incendiati, molteplici blocchi stradali, 14 aggressioni contro l'esercito e la Guardia Nazionale, l'evasione di 51 detenuti dal penitenziario di Aguaruto, nonch\u00e9 l'occupazione della caserma della Nona Zona Militare e di molteplici obiettivi sia della polizia sia civili.<\/p>\n\n\n

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This time, Ovidio was not released, and the operation to recapture him was considered successful. The army was able to extract Guzm\u00e1n L\u00f3pez and send him by plane to the Mexico City Prosecutor’s Office. The second Culiacanazo occurred in January 2023, coincidentally on another Thursday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Hugs, not bullets”. Mexico’s security strategy.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

As part of his presidential campaign and as a result of a joke during a debate between candidates, President Andr\u00e9s Manuel L\u00f3pez Obrador promised systemic change, ending the war on drugs with a strategy he called “abrazos, no balazos” (hugs, not bullets). The plan involved implementing a new 60,000-strong National Guard to replace a corrupt federal police force, as well as investing in communities to combat the poverty that drives crime. The emphasis of this policy is that it would be non-violent, unlike the drug war implemented by former President Felipe Calderon, which consisted of a direct attack on drug trafficking groups.<\/p>\n\n\n

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However, L\u00f3pez Obrador’s strategy has not produced good results. Rather, his presidential term has been the most violent in the country’s history. Additionally, L\u00f3pez Obrador has not only focused on Mexico to promote his strategy. On multiple occasions, he has suggested ending the war between Russia and Ukraine by implementing his strategy. He has proposed the creation of a United Nations peace committee that would lead to a 5-year truce in the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sebbene il presidente messicano cerchi davanti ai media una risoluzione pacifica dei conflitti, raramente la mette in pratica. L\u00f3pez Obrador ha chiesto un riorientamento della politica bilaterale di contrasto alla droga, affinch\u00e9 gli Stati Uniti riconoscano il proprio ruolo di principale consumatore di droghe e fornitore di armi. Tuttavia, nella pratica le strategie di sicurezza continuano a concentrarsi sulla cattura dei principali capi dei cartelli. Questo approccio non risolve il problema del narcotraffico, ma genera semplicemente un cambiamento nell'organigramma dei gruppi criminali.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The “Three Friends” Summit<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

On January 10, 2023, the North American Leaders’ Summit (also known as the “three amigos” summit) took place, just days after the capture of Guzm\u00e1n L\u00f3pez. The summit brought together U.S. President Joe Biden, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and Mexican President Andr\u00e9s Manuel L\u00f3pez Obrador, with the objective of promoting a common vision for the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to information provided on the summit’s results, the leaders made joint decisions regarding exchanging information, renewing commitments, and good intentions on economic issues. They also discussed the fight against pollutants, coordination in the fight against drug trafficking, migration, health, and supply chains, as well as nearshoring, which refers to the close relocation of certain companies to ensure that there is no disruption of trade.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Va osservato che i principali temi discussi erano la lotta al narcotraffico e la migrazione, che hanno caratterizzato l'agenda trinazionale. L'attenzione si \u00e8 concentrata sulle azioni coordinate tra Messico e Stati Uniti e il presidente Biden ha espresso preoccupazione per l'ingresso incontrollato nel mercato statunitense di fentanyl prodotto in Messico.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although there was no public mention of the Culiacanazo, it was not lost on the media and the public that Chapo’s son was captured on the eve of Joe Biden’s visit, given Guzman Lopez’s extradition order to the United States. Ovidio’s capture was perceived as a demonstration of the Mexican government’s willingness to try to resolve the difficulties it has had with its northern neighbor and to establish new priorities for its bilateral relationship, which now focuses on energy, environment, and security.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, the drug trafficker’s defense has managed to suspend the extradition process three times in one month, and it remains to be seen if this second operation will turn out to be another failure like the first one in 2019. In early April, the judge granted Ovidio Guzman temporary legal protection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Il capo della Drug Enforcement Administration \u00e8 comparso davanti alla Camera dei rappresentanti degli Stati Uniti per riferire dell'emissione di una richiesta formale di estradizione di 16 membri del cartello di Sinaloa e di Ovidio Guzman. Dopo gli eventi a Culiacan e nello Stato di Sinaloa, gli agenti delle forze dell'ordine pattugliano ancora le strade e i posti di blocco sono operativi, richiamando operazioni militari.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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