一名墨西哥石灰农民领袖因反对卡特尔勒索而遭杀害, 这凸显了该地区柑橘业中与毒品卡特尔相关的持续暴力。 A Mexican lime farmer leader was killed for opposing cartel extortion, highlighting ongoing violence tied to drug cartels in the region’s citrus industry.

墨西哥米却肯(Michoacán)的石灰种植者领袖Bernardo Bravo在公开反对有组织犯罪集团的勒索要求后被杀。 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, Apatzingan Valley Citrus 生产者协会会长,曾批评Los Viagras等卡特尔对农民施加不可持续的财政要求,促使该地区一半以上的石灰包装仓库关闭。 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. 尽管去年部署了联邦部队,他说进展有限。 Despite a federal troop deployment last year, he said progress was limited. 暴力与犯罪集团有关,一些犯罪集团被美国定为外国恐怖组织,反映了长期以来对石灰工业的卡特尔控制。 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.