This was the burial of El Mencho with a large military device

The body of the great drug trafficking boss was transported in a hearse to the La Paz Campus, a cemetery east of the city and about 23 kilometers from where the wake took place. The ceremony was attended by a wide range of security forces federal, state and municipal.

El Mencho’s body was transferred to a gold colored coffin and was welcomed with a regional music band that began to perform songs like The happy boyand then enter the cemetery chapel, according to the agency Efe.

The hearse was preceded by three cranes with dozens of flower arrangements who arrived during the funeral and could not enter the cemetery through the usual places due to its size.

Since last Saturday, when relatives claimed the body at the Attorney General’s Office in Mexico City, an extensive security device was deployed in the Guadalajara Metropolitan Area by the Mexican Army, the National Guard and the State Police.

The body of the most wanted boss in Mexico and the United States arrived at the funeral home on Sunday nightstrongly escorted by civil and military trucks, in charge of monitoring the float.

From that moment on, dozens of floral arrangements with white roses began to accumulate, among which stood out one whose tape showed the initials “CJNG”as well as another with red roses in the shape of a rooster, alluding to the fact that the deceased was known as “The Lord of the Roosters.” Most of the wreaths arrived without ribbons identifying the sender.

The entry and exit of people around the funeral home was controlled by the military. A military vehicle was even deployed to the site and remained there until the transfer to the cemetery.

Violence in Mexico

Because no federal, state or municipal authority has confirmed the presence of the capo’s remains, the mobilization of military elements has caused tension and fear among the population of Guadalajaracapital of Jalisco and which will be one of the three Mexican cities hosting the Soccer World Cup that will be held in just 100 days.

Jalisco, in western Mexico, is still trying to recover from the fires and riots of last Sunday, February 22, when the state governor, Pablo Lemuns, decreed the “Code Red” for two days due to the violent response of Oseguera’s allies and partners after the death of their leader.

The military operation against El Mencho59 years old, occurred in Tapalpa, 130 kilometers south of Guadalajara, and caused a wave of violence in much of Mexico such as road blocks, business fires, flight cancellations and attacks on security forces by organized crime.

According to authorities, 25 members of the National Guard and more than 30 members of the CJNG died in clashes after the military operation, most of them in the state of Jalisco. The Mexican Army had intelligence help from the United States to put an end to the most powerful and most wanted drug trafficker.