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Three Sonora influencers face prosecution over cannabis promotion
A judge in Hermosillo ordered three influencers to face prosecution over a video promoting cannabis products.
The men, known as Azlán, El Pelón Bajavión and El Doble Carne, are from Sonora, Mexico.
The case concerns a Facebook video posted on August 29 that showed products sold under the Olympos brand, including cannabis extracts and pre-rolled cigarettes.
Prosecutors say the video publicly praised and promoted conduct linked to narcotics and could reach a large, unspecified audience online.
The judge ordered the three to check in weekly, provide financial guarantees and stay in Sonora unless they get permission to leave.
They must also pause promotion of the cannabis brand while the case proceeds.
Azlán is already in preventive detention in connection with two other criminal cases, and Sonora prosecutors say their investigation will continue.
A judge in Sonora ordered three influencers to face prosecution over a video promoting cannabis products on Facebook.
The video, posted on August 29, showed products sold under the Olympos brand.
The three face allegations of promoting a crime and a vice, according to the state prosecutor’s office.
They must report weekly, provide individual financial guarantees and obtain permission before leaving Sonora.
They are also temporarily barred from activities promoting the brand.
- Who
- Three influencers from Hermosillo: Azlán “N,” Julián “N,” known as “El Pelón Bajavión,” and Eduardo Antonio “N,” known as “El Doble Carne.
- What
- A judge ordered them to face prosecution over alleged public promotion of cannabis-related products.
- When
- The video was posted on August 29. The date of the court ruling is not stated.
- Where
- Hermosillo, in the state of Sonora, Mexico. The video was shared on Facebook.
- Why
- Prosecutors said the influencers displayed and promoted cannabis products, allegedly glorifying conduct linked to narcotics.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The influencers shared a Facebook video showing and promoting products under the Olympos cannabis brand.
A control judge ordered the three influencers to face prosecution and imposed precautionary measures.
- Defendants
- Azlán “N” (20); Julián “N” (29); Eduardo Antonio “N” (22)
- Brand
- Olympos
- Video platform
- Prosecutor’s evidence
- More than 15 pieces of evidence
- Precautionary measures
- Weekly court appearances, individual financial guarantees, travel restrictions and temporary suspension of brand promotion
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