Mexican Cartel Hold Guns To Sex Workers' Head, Threaten To Kill Any Worker Refusing To Pay Them Protection Money

One of Mexico’s most violent cartels sparked a new controversy by threatening to kill all escorts and other sex workers who don’t pay protection to them. The threats come at a time when Mexican politicians continuously claim a decrease in crime.

This week, Cartel Jalisco New Generation (CJNG) recorded a video and sent it out to social media showing five cartel hitmen holding five kneeling women at gunpoint. During the video, the cartel gunmen issued their threats.

In the video, the gunmen claimed that any sex work in the region belonged to them, They said they would issue bracelets to all escorts and sex workers to ensure they were working with CJNG. Any who refused would be killed, the gunmen threatened. The fate of the women remains unknown.