CJNG allegedly behind the violence at Corregidora Stadium between Atlas- Queretaro fans

Organized crime groups are said to have infiltrated the cheering bands of the Atlas and Querétaro teams that unleashed a pitched battle on Saturday afternoon in the stands of the Corregidora Stadium, leaving 26 people injured.

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According to the media report Reforma, the events took place between members of La Resistencia, a group that supports the Gallos Blancos team, and members of Barra 51 of the Atlas of Guadalajara.

The barras included members of organized crime

According to reports, the leader of the huachicol cartel in San Juan del Río in Querétaro, known as "El Beto", allegedly took several individuals to settle accounts with members of the Atlas gang linked to the Jalisco Cartel - New Generation (CJNG).

"He took his hitmen, the people he uses to steal fuel and LP gas, they were the ones who participated in the beating," a supporter of Los Gallos told the newspaper. He added that the violence began because both members of organized crime "saw each other, they brought their gangs, and the rest was a gift”.

Meanwhile, reporter Antonio Nieto, a specialist in security issues and author of the book "El Cártel Chilango" and co-author of the book "Narco CDMX: El monstruo que nadie quiere ver", detailed on Twitter that La Barra 51 of Atlas has in its ranks people linked to the CJNG, so one of those who will be investigated for what happened in the stadium is "Herón".

According to authorities, 26 people were injured

On Sunday morning, authorities of Queretaro detailed that the events in the state left 26 people injured, 24 men and 2 women; three reported in serious health condition, 10 in a delicate condition, and 10 out of danger, while 3 people have already been discharged.

The Clausura tournament match was interrupted after 62 minutes when fans entered the field, trying to get away from a fight between the two teams' supporters' clubs that started in the north end of the Corregidora stadium in Querétaro, a city located 218 kilometers north of the capital.

"What happened yesterday fills me with pain, shame, and a lot of anger," state governor Mauricio Kuri said at a press conference on Sunday. "I have no words to condemn the violence, the abuse, and the unreasonableness of what happened yesterday, but we are not here to qualify with words but to act and that is what we are going to do."

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