Ernesto Barajas, a musician who celebrated the exploits of the drug poster in songs, killed dead in parking in Mexico

A popular Mexican musician who sang the praises of drug traffickers was shot dead in a parking lot in the west of the country, police said Tuesday night.

Ernesto Barajas, a singer of the North Enigma group, who has four million monthly listeners in Spotify, was shot dead in the city of Zapopan in the state of Jalisco.

It is among several artists of the so-called “narco-corridos”, a controversial subgenre of regional music that celebrates the feats of infamous drug cartels, has been killed in recent months. In May, five members of the fugitive group were murdered for alleged drug traffickers in the state of Tamaulipas. His Bodies were found Several days after their families reported having received rescue demands.

Police said two men approached Barajas in motorcycle in a parking lot on Tuesday and opened fire. They said that another man died in the attack and a woman was injured in his leg.

The northern enigma repertoire includes a song dedicated to Nemesio Rubén “El Mencho” Oseguera CervantesLeader of the New Generation poster Jalisco (CJNG), one of the largest drug trafficking organizations in Mexico. The United States government has offered a $ 15 million reward for information that leads to its capture.

The group also has a song called “Los Chapitos”, after the children of the famous drug Kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, which currently serves life imprisonment in the United States. The Chapitos have used sacks, electrocution and hot peppers to Torture to your rivals While some of their victims were “feeding dead or lives to the tigers”, according to an accusation published by the United States Department of Justice.

Mexican criminal groups pay musicians to compose and interpret songs that glorify their exploits.

Sometimes singers are trapped in the grass wars.

The Mexican media said Barajas had received threats from the CJNG in the past.

Several regions in the country have banned “narco-corridos”, causing a Recent disturbances During a concert after a singer refused to perform some of his most popular songs.

In recent months, the Trump administration has revoked gender -related artists. In May, the famous Mexican Band Grupo Fir Cancel an upcoming program in California because their visas were suspended.

In April, the administration said it was revoking the band’s visas. Joy of Barranco After showing the face of “El Mencho” behind them in a concert, which caused a controversy and even criminal investigations in Mexico. In June, the band launched an anti-Narco song in an offer To erase your name.

Earlier this month, the Trump administration Mexican musician sanctioned Ricardo Hernándezknown as “El Makabelico”, about accusations that the artist was washing money for a drug sign.

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