Whack-a-mole: Co-chief of La Familia cartel might be dead

This article provides more details on the Mexican government attack on the La Familia cartel in the town of Apatzingán, Michoacán, which led to cartel reprisal blockades in Morelia and other cities in the state.

Co-chief of La Familia cartel might be dead - msnbc.com: "Mexican special forces streamed into a powerful drug cartel's stronghold in President Felipe Calderon's home state on Friday as the government hunted for kingpins and said a co-leader of the La Familia cartel appears to have been killed.

Some 300 heavily armed soldiers moved into remote, marijuana-growing areas around the town of Apatzingan in the western state of Michoacan while helicopters flew overhead, two federal police sources said. Dec. 10, 2010