At least 35,000 people have had to leave their homes in Michoacán to avoid being victims of violence and organized crime. Those displaced by drug trafficking represent a notorious crisis in said state, whose levels of insecurity have been catapulted with the incursion of the Jalisco Nueva Generación Cartel and the control disputed with the local group Los Viagras.

Given the facts, a group of activists from Michoacán have demanded that the federal government combat all cartels equally, since the confrontations have left numerous deaths and threats to landowners and farmers.

"In terms of security, we are worse than ever," claimed Hipólito Mora, a former self-defense commander who worked between 2013 and 2014, ousting the Knights Templar cartel from the institution.

The criminal conflicts have included the deployment of heavy weaponry and drones that drop bombs, for which they have demanded a reaction from the government so that these groups be brought to justice.

On Tuesday, a group of activists met with several high-ranking government officials and requested that not just one cartel, but all of them be combated equally, and that the advice and opinions of individuals who were harmed at the time be taken into consideration. to devise crime-fighting strategies

Gregorio López, a Catholic priest who once donned a bulletproof vest during a mass, claimed that there are several areas where the federal government is unable to enter because organized crime has complete control.

Drug traffickers also demand payment for nearly any goods that come through Michoacán, whether they be food or supplies. People "must pay a fixed fee at the city's departure." "There are a couple of small plastic tables and a person receiving paid," López explained.

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