Musician Luis R. Conríquez filmed a narcocorrido video at the ranch of one of the alleged leaders of the violent Jalisco New Generation Cartel. The government was watching.
The Mexican Army never knew just how easy it would be to find a major criminal target. The whereabouts of Ricardo Ruiz Velasco, known as “Double R,” one of the alleged leaders of the violent Jalisco New Generation Cartel, was revealed in a narcocorrido music video.
Ruiz is apparently fond of throwing huge parties for narcocorrido singers, who write ballads about drug-traffickers and their trade. He likes to invite guests such as Luis R. Conríquez, who authorities refer to as a Jalisco New Generation Cartel exclusive singer. The Mexican Army was watching Conríquez, according to a document leaked by hacker group Guacamaya, and all they had to do was to wait for Ruiz’s next party.
On June 25, the government learned that Conríquez had traveled to a ranch in the mountains between the states of Jalisco and Zacatecas, a region ravaged by violence between warring drug cartels, according to the leaked document. The army eventually learned that Conríquez was at one of Ruiz’s parties at a private ranch. During his visit, Conríquez recorded a music video and posted several clips of it on his Instagram account. The Mexican Army managed to identify the place from Conríquez videos, but didn’t act at the time.
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