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A Mexican lime farmer leader was killed for opposing cartel extortion, highlighting ongoing violence tied to drug cartels in the region’s citrus industry.
A leader of lime growers in Michoacán, Mexico, Bernardo Bravo, was killed after publicly opposing extortion demands from organized crime groups, according to the state prosecutor’s office.
Bravo, head of the Apatzingan Valley Citrus Producers Association, had criticized cartels like Los Viagras and others for imposing unsustainable financial demands on farmers, contributing to the closure of over half the region’s lime packing warehouses.
Despite a federal troop deployment last year, he said progress was limited.
The violence is tied to criminal groups, some designated as foreign terrorist organizations by the U.S., and reflects long-standing cartel control over the lime industry.
Un líder mexicano de los agricultores de limón fue asesinado por oponerse a la extorsión de los cárteles, lo que pone de relieve la violencia en curso vinculada a los cárteles de la droga en la industria de los cítricos de la región.