Threats to kill a Mexican artist who composed music for drug dealers

Peso Pluma, a Mexican singer, postponed a planned show in Tijuana on Wednesday, Sept. 20, after a drug cartel allegedly threatened to kill him if he performed in the crime-ridden border city.

“Our goal is to protect the fans and the team. For the safety of everyone involved we will cancel our show in Tijuana,” the artist said in a message on his production company’s Instagram account.

“Thank you very much to all our fans for understanding. We love you,” added the 24-year-old behind the hit “Ella Baila Sola,” who admits to having written songs at the request of drug traffickers.

Authorities in Tijuana, in the US state of California, reported last week that four signs had been placed in the city just south of San Diego, threatening to murder the singer if he played there on Oct. 14.

According to photographs published by local media, one was signed with the initials "CJNG"—the Jalisco New Generation drug cartel.

Peso Pluma mentions a different group in one of his songs: famed drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman's Sinaloa Cartel.

Tijuana Mayor Montserrat Caballero informed local media on Tuesday that a person apprehended in connection with the threats had been freed and that there was no evidence that the threats were the work of organized crime.