More than 600 vehicles were stolen in the aftermath of El Mencho’s takedown

Following the Feb. 22 cognition to instrumentality down the person of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), the Mexican Association of Insurance Institutions (AMIS) received reports that astatine slightest 631 insured vehicles had been stolen nationwide.

Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, alias “El Mencho,” was killed a week agone Sunday successful a subject cognition successful the municipality of Tapalpa, 130 kilometers southbound of Guadalajara, the superior of Jalisco, which led to retaliatory unit crossed the portion by El Mencho’s followers.

Many of the stolen cars were acceptable ablaze arsenic roadblocks. (Omar Martínez/Cuartoscuro)

The AMIS said that 9 retired of 10 vehicles reported stolen betwixt Sunday, Feb. 22, and Tuesday, Feb. 24, were taken from the 3 states wherever astir of the unrest took spot — Jalisco, Michoacán to its southbound and Nayarit to its north.

But car thefts were up successful different parts of the state arsenic well, representing an antithetic spike compared to the regular mean that had been recorded during February.

AMIS manager wide Norma Alicia Rosas described the concern arsenic an “atypical robbery spree,” an bonzer improvement that is improbable to change the downward inclination observed successful car thefts successful caller months. Rosas insisted that the spike was straight linked to the convulsive events that occurred connected Feb. 22 successful Jalisco.

“The regular mean of thefts successful Jalisco mightiness beryllium 12,” she said. “Between Sunday and Tuesday of that week, 396 vehicles were stolen successful Jalisco, retired of a full of much than 630 thefts nationwide.”

Many of the stolen cars were acceptable ablaze arsenic roadblocks. Rosas said that vehicles that were stolen with unit are apt to beryllium covered by security companies. 

But anyone whose conveyance was stolen oregon is missing is advised to record a study with the Public Prosecutor’s Office for theft, and theft alone. If the car was stolen and acceptable ablaze, policyholders should not classify immoderate consequent enactment arsenic vandalism, since that is not covered nether the wide presumption of automobile insurance. 

Second connected the database of conveyance thefts was Michoacán, with 101 cases, and Nayarit followed with 80, the AMIS said. An further 10 vehicles were reported stolen successful Guanajuato, which borders Jalisco to the east.

As for harm to commercialized establishments and buildings arsenic a effect of the unrest, the AMIS said each incidental indispensable beryllium reported to the corresponding security institution for evaluation. 

Because sum depends connected the circumstantial presumption of each policy, and adjustments indispensable beryllium made connected a case-by-case ground to find the compensation amounts, the AMIS declined to supply a definitive appraisal of the harm caused to businesses.

With reports from La Jornada, Reporte Indigo and TV Azteca