Over the past two months, there have been a series of such letters, as well as street banners, reportedly from the cartel, La Familia, that present variations on the proposal of a "truce" with the government. They call for the government to stop "persecuting" La Familia, while claiming that they are the ones actually "protecting the people of Michoacan." All the people we know in Michoccan are wondering what all this means and waiting, with bated breath, to see what happens.
In the one-page message, distributed by e-mail and in some cities door by door, the gang claims it will halt all crime activity during January to demonstrate that the cartel 'is not responsible for the criminal acts federal authorities are reporting to the media.'
The government says La Familia has been weakened by a recent string of arrests and deaths of top leaders." Jan. 2, 2011
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