US revokes visas of Mexican band members after cartel leader's face was projected at a concert
- Los Alegres del Barranco displayed images of El Mencho during a March 29 concert in Guadalajara.
- The band played narcocorridos that glorified El Mencho and the Jalisco New Generation Cartel .
- The concert, titled 'Los Señores del Corrido', sparked outrage and an investigation for glorifying crime.
- El Mencho allegedly leads the CJNG, a group the U.S. Designated as a terrorist organization in February.
- The U.S. State Department revoked the band's visas, and Mexican authorities are considering charges.
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US revokes visas of Mexican band members accused of ‘glorifying’ drug kingpin
MEXICO CITY — The U.S. State Department has revoked the visas of musicians in a popular Mexican band after the group flashed big-screen images of the notorious Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, known as “El Mencho,” reputed leader of the powerful Jalisco New Generation cartel. Read more...
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