Operating without such credentials, the firm exists in a legal void
En las primeras horas de una madrugada chihuahuense, la música de los corridos bélicos resonó en un bar clandestino mientras hombres armados montaban guardia sin ningún respaldo legal. La empresa de seguridad MYP, que opera sin registro estatal ni federal, ha tejido una red discreta entre la economía nocturna ilegal, los cantantes de moda y los propios agentes del orden que debieran vigilarla. Este episodio no es una anomalía aislada, sino el reflejo de una zona gris donde la ley se dobla ante el espectáculo y el dinero, y donde la frontera entre la autoridad y la complicidad se vuelve difícil de trazar.
- Una actuación de Javier Rosas en un bar clandestino, transmitida en redes sociales hasta las 5 de la madrugada, expuso ante miles de seguidores lo que las autoridades locales no quisieron —o no pudieron— ver.
- El cantante llegó escoltado por camionetas blindadas con luces de emergencia y una patrulla municipal al frente, una imagen que mezcla el poder del narco-espectáculo con los símbolos del Estado.
- La empresa MYP no existe legalmente: carece de registro como prestadora de servicios de seguridad privada y no cuenta con licencia para portar armas, operando en un vacío jurídico que la hace invisible para los controles oficiales.
- Para cubrir sus operaciones, MYP contrata policías y agentes ministeriales fuera de servicio que utilizan sus armas reglamentarias, borrando la línea entre la función pública y el negocio privado ilegal.
- La Policía Bancaria del Estado ha abierto una investigación formal, pero mientras se examina si la empresa posee algún amparo legal, los bares siguen abriendo, los escoltas siguen trabajando y los conciertos siguen llenándose de madrugada.
La madrugada del 7 de junio, el cantante de corridos bélicos Javier Rosas se presentó en La Tercera Torres, un bar ubicado en la Plaza Ramacoi de Chihuahua que operaba como "after" ilegal, sirviendo alcohol hasta pasadas las 5 de la mañana. El evento fue transmitido en redes sociales ante miles de espectadores, pero lo que llamó la atención de las autoridades no fue la violación a la ley de alcoholes, sino el despliegue armado que acompañó al artista.
Rosas llegó en una camioneta blindada, flanqueado por Suburbans con luces de emergencia y precedido por una patrulla municipal. Durante toda la noche, hombres fuertemente armados —identificados como empleados de la empresa MYP— custodiaron el lugar. Los videos publicados en Facebook llegaron a la Secretaría de Seguridad Pública Estatal y desencadenaron una investigación.
Lo que encontraron las autoridades fue revelador. Según el vocero de la Policía Bancaria, Jorge Armendáriz, MYP no tiene registro como empresa de seguridad privada ni a nivel estatal ni federal, y tampoco cuenta con licencia para el uso de armas. La compañía, que también opera bajo los nombres Protección Técnica Ejecutiva y Sultán, se mueve en un limbo legal que la hace formalmente inexistente ante la ley.
El modelo de negocio de MYP descansaba en contratar policías y agentes ministeriales fuera de turno, quienes utilizaban sus armas de cargo para prestar servicios de seguridad en bares nocturnos y eventos privados. El patrón no era nuevo: la misma empresa había escoltado al cantante Luis R. Conríquez en otro after ilegal, donde se fotografió a personas con uniformes de la Policía Municipal prestando seguridad.
Las autoridades investigan ahora si MYP podría ampararse en una licencia colectiva de armas que, bajo ciertos requisitos de la SEDENA, legalizaría parcialmente su operación. Sin embargo, mientras la investigación avanza, los bares clandestinos siguen funcionando, los escoltas siguen en sus puestos y queda sin respuesta la pregunta central: si habrá consecuencias reales o si MYP simplemente continuará operando en las sombras.
On the early morning of June 7th, corridos bélicos singer Javier Rosas performed at La Tercera Torres, a bar in the Ramacoi Plaza along Avenida De las Torres in Chihuahua. The venue was operating as an "after"—an illegal after-hours establishment serving alcohol well past the state's legal closing time, continuing service until after 5 a.m. according to attendees who spoke with local media. What made the night notable was not just the violation of the state's alcohol laws, which went unnoticed by local authorities despite the event being broadcast across social media. It was the armed security detail that accompanied the singer.
Rosas arrived at the bar in a bulletproof truck, flanked by Suburban-model vehicles, several equipped with emergency lights. A municipal police patrol led the convoy. Inside the bar and throughout the evening, heavily armed men provided security—personnel identified as working for a private security company called MYP. Videos posted to Facebook by a man identifying himself as J.P.T., who appeared alongside the singer, documented the armed presence. Those same images reached the State Public Security Secretariat, triggering an investigation.
What authorities discovered was troubling. According to Jorge Armendáriz, a spokesperson for the State Police Bancaria, MYP holds no official registration as a private security provider at either the state or national level. The company, which also operates under the names Protección Técnica Ejecutiva and Sultán, has no legitimate license to carry firearms. Operating without such credentials, the firm exists in a legal void—technically operating outside the law if it is indeed providing security services.
The investigation revealed how MYP functioned. The company contracted off-duty police officers and ministerial agents, allowing them to work security details using their service weapons. The personnel were reportedly untrained, and the operation relied on illegal firearms to supplement its capacity. The company marketed itself as available for events at bars and to individuals needing nighttime security, positioning itself as a flexible, on-call operation for the nocturnal economy. When El Diario attempted to reach the company by phone, no one answered.
This was not an isolated incident. The same security firm had provided protection for another corridos bélicos singer, Luis R. Conríquez, at an after-hours event promoted by the bar Uxmal. In photographs from that event, men and women wearing Municipal Police uniforms were visible providing security. The pattern suggested a systematic operation: unregistered security, off-duty officers moonlighting with their service weapons, illegal firearms, and venues operating in flagrant violation of state alcohol laws.
Authorities are now examining whether MYP holds a collective weapons license—a legal mechanism that could theoretically permit the company to operate if its personnel met federal requirements set by SEDENA, Mexico's defense ministry. The State Police Bancaria has opened a formal investigation into the company's activities. For now, the after-hours bars continue to operate, the armed escorts continue to work, and the corridos bélicos singers continue to draw crowds into the early morning hours. What remains unclear is whether the investigation will result in enforcement action or whether MYP will simply continue operating in the shadows, unregistered and unaccountable.
Citações Notáveis
The company MYP does not have official registration as a private security provider at the state or national level, and if it is providing such services, it can be considered operating outside the law— Jorge Armendáriz, State Police Bancaria spokesperson
It is a small company that contracts off-duty ministerial or police officers and hires them with their service weapons. It lacks proper training and uses illegal firearms— State Police Bancaria investigation findings
A Conversa do Hearth Outra perspectiva sobre a história
Why does an unregistered security company matter if the real violation is the bar staying open past legal hours?
Because the bar's illegal hours are almost invisible without enforcement. The armed security detail is the visible infrastructure that makes the whole operation possible—it's what allows the singer to arrive safely, what keeps the venue running without interruption, what protects the cash flow. You're looking at a system.
So this is about the security firm enabling the bars, not the bars themselves?
It's both. But the security firm is the professional layer. These aren't random armed men. They're off-duty police using their service weapons. That's institutional corruption embedded in the operation.
Why would off-duty officers agree to this work?
Money, mostly. They work their shift, then pick up a few hours of private security at night using the same gun they carried all day. The company gets trained personnel without having to train anyone. Everyone profits except the state, which loses tax revenue and loses control of who's armed and where.
Is this common in Chihuahua?
The fact that authorities found the same company protecting two different singers at two different venues suggests it's not a one-off. This appears to be an established operation. How many other events they've worked is still unknown.
What happens if the investigation finds violations?
That's the real question. They could shut down the company, revoke the officers' licenses, prosecute. But the bars would likely just hire someone else, or operate without security. The demand for after-hours venues isn't going away.
So enforcement might just be cosmetic?
Unless they address why the bars exist in the first place—what market they're serving, what demand they're meeting—yes, it could be. You can arrest the security company. You can't arrest the culture.