Mexican YouTuber gave comedy commentary on Acapulco, so drug gang killed her, say prosecutors
Famous for her oversized wig and glasses, ‘Nana Pelucas’ offended cartel members by discussing their activities
A woman found slain in Acapulco had been threatened by a drug gang over her YouTube channel and its comedic commentary on local events in the resort city, prosecutors said Tuesday.
Guerrero state chief prosecutor Xavier Olea said a gang whose leader split from the Independent Cartel of Acapulco killed Leslie Ann Pamela Montenegro on Monday because she revealed inside information about drug gangs in her videos.
Olea said five drug-gang banners had appeared in Acapulco in recent months referring to Montenegro, 36, who was better known by the name of her comic YouTube persona, “Nana Pelucas.”
Gangs in Mexico frequently use such banners to accuse public figures of links to rival groups.
Olea said the killing was apparently ordered by Javi Daniel Cervantes, a former member of the Acapulco cartel.
Olea also said an Acapulco government employee with links to the gang that killed Montenegro had also threatened her.