Journalist Elena Chávez has made serious accusations against the governor of Baja California, Marina del Pilar Ávila. Elena Chávez is a recognized author, a graduate of the Carlos Septién García School of Journalism. She has worked as a reporter for media outlets such as Excélsior, Uno más uno, Ovaciones, Revista época, and Contra Réplica. Additionally, she has experience in the Senate of the Republic and in the Secretariat of Governance, as well as in the Government of Mexico City.
According to the portal SDP Noticias and the media La Lista, Elena Chávez has also ventured into politics as a constituent deputy for the PRD in 2016. Her work as an activist in defense of animal and human rights, through the organization Ángeles Abandonados, is noteworthy.
In a recent tweet, Elena Chávez revealed that Marina del Pilar Ávila, governor of Baja California, has been included in a blacklist by the United States for alleged ties to drug trafficking, especially with a faction of the Sinaloa Cartel. So far, the alleged list of Mexican public officials implicated with criminal organizations, cited by the journalist, has not been revealed.
Elena Chávez communicated through her social media that Governor Marina del Pilar Ávila could be related to the rise of Los Rusos, a faction of the Sinaloa Cartel, and also accused Ávila of hiding figures of people disappeared at the hands of organized crime in Baja California. These serious accusations have generated controversy and raise doubts about the alleged inclusion of the governor in the U.S. government's list.
