Organized crime and drug trafficking organizations congressional research service 1 introduction mexico shares a nearly 2,000mile border with the united states, and the two countries have. Jun 21, 2011 mexico city cnn mexican authorities captured the top leader of one of the countrys most violent drug cartels tuesday, officials said. Global study on homicide 2019, sixbooklet format, july 8, 2019. However, the group would eventually become involved with the sale of cocaine in southern mexico, and its second leader nazario moreno gonzalez was. At the height of its power, the familia michoacana s brutal tactics, strong base of operations and pseudoreligious ideology made it a formidable operation and a point of fascination for outsiders. The family, or lfm was a mexican drug cartel and an organized crime syndicate based in the mexican state of michoacan. Theyre signature is cutting off the heads of their enemys.
Besides drug trafficking, extortion schemes provided the familia with a reliable source of funds, and, at one point, an estimated 85 percent of licit. The stores are located in an area stretching from the rio grande valley to oklahoma city, oklahoma. Similar to the zetas, these groups also display relatively high levels. The 33yearold is accused of extortion, kidnapping and involvement in the murder of 21 people.
Familia michoacana profile at the height of its power, the familia michoacana s brutal tactics, strong base of operations and pseudoreligious ideology made it a formidable operation and a point of fascination for outsiders. Extortion charges have more than doubled in michoacan. A large portion of the stores are located in greater houston. The family, or lfm is a mexican drug cartel and a organized crime syndicate based in the mexican state of michoacan. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page. Feb 08, 2016 michoacan in mexico gets yet another new cartel. In this broadcast a former addict is disclosing the brutish recruitment tactics that the cartel jalisco nueva generacion has been employing. It looks as though the cjng guy was already incapacitated, perhaps with an earlier shot to the torso, and barely clang on to life. Drug cartel leader big on murder borderland beat book. The story of nazarios rise from impoverished child laborer to gangster saint, and his ultimate downfall, is a story about the shifting dynamics of mexicos drug war. Criminal activities, drug trafficking, people smuggling, money laundering, racketeering extortion, kidnapping, murder, arms. Narcoterrorism, transnational crime and terrorism organized crime. They kill other mexican drug cartels for territory and power. The gangster sainthood of nazario moreno the atlantic.
Extortions association with criminal organizations source. New cartel announces itself in michoacan mexico news daily. Familia michoacana y algunos presidentes municipales. Though the groups activities are limited in geographic scope, the ferocity and brazenness of its attacks make it one more headache for mexico city. Michoacan in mexico gets yet another new cartel cbs news. Nazario moreno gonzalez 20062010 killed in a gun battle 3. While the extortion and violence perpetrated by the knights templar make it. The cartel was founded by carlos rosales mendoza, a close associate of osiel cardenas. If it seems bizarre for the leader of a drug gang that beheads or quarters enemies to offer advice on christian living, well, maybe. In the 27second video an armed man appears holding a head, next to him lies the decapitated body. This antinomy between protection and extortion is expressed in. Drug cartels fight for supremacy in michoacan violence in the mexican state comes from a tangle of rivals.
Drug cartels fight for supremacy in michoacan war is boring. Narcoterrorism, torture, murder and beheadings as a terrorist tactic, transnational crime and terrorism organized crime. If you look at the stats youll see that cds actually doesnt engage in much extortion but sinaloa has one of the highest murder rates. It is a compartmentalized organization heavily involved in narcotics trafficking, kidnapping, extortion, and other criminal activities. Its seems you fail to see the ciafbisheriffs trafficking on the streets but you find no fault in that mr agent, your true ignorance is an example of what the majority dont understand about whats truely going on. Global study on homicide 2019, six booklet format, july 8, 2019. Cartels operating in central mexico, familia michoacana. Organized crime and drug trafficking organizations congressional research service 3 even by the latin american experience, the increases in mexicos.
Lfm might not be considered a cartel anymore although the word cartel is inaccurate in theory anyways. Inside the bloody cartel war for mexicos multibilliondollar avocado. The protection, however, mostly translates to extortion, where some business owners are taxed every week, others once a month. The viagras have grown largely as an answer to the outofstate wouldbe hegemon. The name of the group suggests it is a successor of the familia michoacana drug cartel that was largely crushed in. According to the officials, 1,186 individuals across 19 states were arrested and. Time the knights templar got besmirched would you believe that a mexican drug cartel is the new champion of truth, justice and the mexican way. Rafael ortega heads the chain, which has about 5 stores. Mexican cartels used government data to kidnap and extort. The faimily, or lfm is a mexican drog cairtel an an organisit creeme syndicate based in the mexican state o michoacan. Explaza chief of familia michoacana sentenced to 20 years. Mexican drug cartels used government databases to find, extort and even kidnap avocado farmers for decades, a new investigation by mexicos attorney general has revealed. After the notorious criminal was killed in 2010, the drug organization collapsed under its own weight, but this left the avocado farmers vulnerable to attacks from other cartels.
Concentration of relationshipsthe familia michoacana network. Mexicos divine justice center for security studies. I support the removal of the word disbanded from the template and articles. Confronting mexicos knights templar cartel public radio.
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