“We are Mencho’s absolute mob!” shouts a young man who, wearing a military-style uniform, films his surroundings. The video shows at least three pickup trucks lined up, in which young men like him proudly display their heavy weaponry and tactical gear, whose patches bear the insignia of the Mencho Special Forces (FEM), one of the armed wings of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), whose operations frequently extend between Michoacán and Jalisco. What could have been just another video among the many materials published on digital platforms about members of the criminal organization took a 180-degree turn when a young
