Mexico City (AP) – Trump administration On Wednesday, it said that the Mexican composer was approved by composer Ricardo Hernandez, known as “El Makabelico”, on the allegation that the artist was robbing money for a drug cartel.
This step comes after administration Visa is taken away Among some of the most famous musicians in Mexico, they target people whose styles often detect the subjects related to cartel.
The US Treasury Department accused Hernandez, a musician, which he refers to as “narco-rapper”, which is to be associated with a development of Cartel del Norste, CDN, former Zetas cartel. According to the department, he looted funds for the criminal group through concerts and events. CDN is One of many Latin American organized crime groups The Trump administration has nominated as a foreign terrorist organization.
The administration alleged that 50% royalty of hernandez on streaming platforms goes directly into the cartel, making the Cartel leaders as well as the allegations on the allegations for which he or the criminal group worked.
Hernandez did not immediately respond to the remarks request.
“CDN depends on these alternative revenue currents and methods of money laundering to promote its criminal enterprise, diversity its income beyond drug trafficking, human trafficking and forcibly recovery,” the Treasury department wrote in a news release.
The restrictions will block the properties of the rapper in the US and freeze financial transactions with any business owned by the approved people, and threaten secondary sanctions against foreign financial institutions that trade with them.
Hernandez, whose stage is named a drama on the words related to Cartel, wears his songs a black ski mask and often sings songs related to criminal groups, which refers to the realities faced in street life, cartel lifestyle and cartel-discrete areas.
In recent years, young artists like pen Mexican styles have been brought into international spotlight by mixing traditional rhythms with traps and other genres, which has a competition with global stars, including Swift and Bad bid On streaming platforms.
Styles-“Narco-Koridos”-has also become the center of controversy because many artists sing about Cartel and “Narco Culture” who are associated with them. Some songs make criminals romantic, while others talk to the harsh realities of youth living in cartel-controlled fields similar to rap music in America.
Music has long given a debate about the fine line between artistic expression and censorship, as many Mexican states have banned the performance of the first few styles.
In recent months, the Trump administration has canceled the visa of a group of various artists related to the style. In May, the famous Northern Mexican band group firm, which has taken steps to distance themselves from the cartel-centered subjects of the style, Announced that they would have to cancel An upcoming show in California as his visas were suspended.
In April, the administration said it was Cancel the visa After the band’s Alegress de Barenco, he used to shine the face of a cartel boss behind him in a concert, causing a dispute and even a criminal investigation in Mexico.
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