The Mexican band changes their tone after projecting the leader of Cartel Wanthed

A popular Mexican band under investigation for Glorifying a drug trafficker wanted He has released an anti-Narco song in an attempt to clean his name.

The band, the cheerful of the ravine, is accused of condone the crime for a song that praises Nemesio Oseguera, head of the powerful Jalisco New Generation poster In western Mexico.

In April, the United States, which has designated the poster as a terrorist organization, revoked the band’s visas to show Osguera images during a concert and the prosecutors last month in the state of Jalisco opened an investigation into the group. Oseguera, better known as “El Mencho”, has an American reward of $ 15 million in the head.

In an attempt by Curry with the authorities, the band released a new song on YouTube on Sunday entitled “The Council” (the Council). Their lyrics warn that there are only two open paths for those who get involved in drug trafficking: “The pantheon (of the dead traffickers) or the prison.”

Jalisco’s office reacted positively to the new song, which had obtained almost 80,000 visits on Monday, saying that “by spreading a positive message in a song, there is the possibility that the investigation is suspended.”

However, the band remains under investigation for alleged illicit funds, prosecutors said.

The Jalisco poster, one of the most powerful drug cartels in the country, quickly became an extremely violent and capable force after separating from the Sinaloa cartel after the 2010 murder of the leader of the Sinaloa cartel, Ignacio “Nacho” Colonel Villarreal by the military.

Several Mexican states have taken energetic measures against “narcocorridos”, a controversial subgenre of regional Mexican folk music that includes screams to drug traffickers.

Earl this month, the popular Tucanas de Tijuana Band It was fined more than $ 36,000 for interpreting songs glorifying drug cartels in the northern city of Chihuahua.

Drug ballad artists have also been targets of gang violence.

At the end of May, five group members Fugitive They were found dead in the state of Tamaulipas, days after being hired to perform a concert. Their deaths were attributed to the alleged drug traffickers.

The president of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum, launched a music competition in April “for peace and against addictions” in an attempt to counteract the popularity of “narcocorridos”. The contestants are from Mexico and the United States.

The second phase of the competition will begin on July 5 after a panel of judges select the participants who will advance. The end is scheduled for October 5 in Durango, Mexico.

The Association press contributed to this report.

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