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Due to the situation of insecurity and high-impact crimes registered in their territory, the municipalities of Galeana and General Zaragoza, in the state of Nuevo León, northern Mexico, decided this Thursday to cancel the celebrations for the 214th anniversary of the Independence of Mexico.
In Mexico, the president and the governments in all municipalities, cities and states celebrate the cry of Independence on September 15 and on the 16th, a day later, a civic parade is held.
Today, the two municipalities confirmed that they will not hold the celebration for Mexico’s Independence Day.
Through a statement, the Government of Galeana reported that it decided on this measure with the objective of preventing any risk or incident that could affect the physical integrity or well-being of the population.
“We understand the importance of this date for the Mexican nation, but the safety and protection of everyone is our priority,” he said.
For its part, the Government of General Zaragoza also joined in the cancellation of the so-called patriotic celebrations.
Another municipality in Nuevo León that suspended celebrations on September 15 and 16 is Rayones, but in its case they claimed lack of resources.
Among the criminal acts recorded in southern Nuevo León, on September 4, in Galeana, the remains of a man’s body were found which were left on the lid of an abandoned icebox in the town of San Rafael.
Previously, on July 28, the lifeless body of the Secretary of Security of Abasolo, José Juventino Bernal González, who had been deprived of his liberty hours earlier, was also found in Galeana.
On Thursday, the governor of the northwestern state of Sinaloa, Rubén Rocha Moya, announced that celebrations for Mexico’s Independence Day will be cancelled in the face of a wave of violence in various towns in the district due to drug trafficking disputes following the capture of drug lord Ismael ‘El Mayo’ Zambada.
“I want to announce that we have decided that the celebration of the Grito on September 15 will be suspended, there will be no celebration, neither public nor private,” he said in a message posted on his social networks.
Rocha Moya said that the aim is to “minimize the risks faced by the population,” especially minors, in the face of episodes of violence that he attributed to “demonstrations by criminal groups.”
Violence in the birthplace of the Sinaloa Cartel forced the suspension of classes in the municipalities of Culiacán, Cosalá, Elota and San Ignacio on Thursday, while the State Attorney General’s Office (FGE) reported on Wednesday a cumulative total of nine murders, eight injuries and 14 kidnapped or missing since Monday. EFE
