Liquor-Drenched Party in Jalisco Maximum-Security Prison Embarrasses Government Patrick J. McDonnell and Cecilia Sanchez - The Los Angeles Times
go to original May 10, 2017

A liquor-fueled prison party captured on video has caused a furor in Mexico (Milenio)

“Up with Criminality!” someone shouts into a microphone.

“Long live Jalisco New Generation!” comes another cry, celebrating one of Mexico’s most violent drug cartels.

The Mexican news outlet Milenio has aired video of what it said was a wild, liquor-drenched narco-party in Mexico’s maximum-security Puente Grande prison in the western state of Jalisco.

The crowded prison, home to more than 6,000 inmates, holds many participants in Mexico’s continuing drug wars.

...Presiding over the revelry captured on video at Puente Grande is “Don Chelo,” also known as “Glass Eye,” an inmate who is awaiting trial on arms possession and other charges and is said to be the boss of the lockup, Milenio reported.

Don Chelo’s real name, the news outlet reported, is Jose Luis Gutierrez Valencia, 48. He was arrested in 2010 in Puerto Vallarta in possession of a mini-arsenal — including a grenade launcher, five grenades, two assault rifles and six pistols.

Among the musical combos providing on-site entertainment for the prison bash is a group introduced as Los Buchones de Culiacan, a well-known act whose repertoire includes corridos, or ballads, and videos about Mexico’s violent cartel culture.

The video went viral in Mexico and generated numerous sarcastic comments on social media questioning officials’ oft-stated commitment to cracking down on drug traffickers.

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