El Universal: A new cartel appears to be setting itself up in the State of Mexico, according to security officials, which could mean more violence brought on by disputes over control of the territory.
Recent events point to the creation of La Empresa, or The Company, in the south of the state, where at the same time La Familia Michoacana appears to be undergoing a regrouping. But that cartel suffered a bit of a setback two weeks ago when its leader, Bulmaro “El Negro” Salazar Blas, was killed in Tejupilco.
A message left by his body indicates that the new cartel was responsible. “La Empresa,” it read, “does not condone either kidnappings or robberies. Residents of Tejupilco can now be calm.”
El Negro was one of Mexico’s most wanted: in July the state attorney general put up a reward of 300,000 pesos for information leading to his arrest.
Other La Familia members were picked up by police this week. At a press conference, security chief Damían Canales Mena revealed that four suspected members of La Familia were arrested while riding in a taxi and carrying 30,000 pesos, believed to be extortion money charged in Tejupilco, a municipality of 71,000 people situated 100 kilometers southwest of Toluca.
The bills had been packaged and labeled with the names of hitmen and other gang members, said Canales Mena.
One of those arrested was Adolfo “El Diablo” Patiño Arias, 28, who was involved in a shoot-out with police in Ixtapan del Oro in January, and is believed to have been assigned to take control of the area for the cartel.
Translation by Mexico News Daily
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Showing posts with label La familia michoacana. Show all posts
Showing posts with label La familia michoacana. Show all posts
Sep 13, 2012
Traitors, Tattlers, Tourists and Terror
Frontera NorteSur September 12, 2012
Special Report
As the administration of Mexican President Felipe Calderon enters its final weeks, parts of Mexico remain awash in blood from the so-called narco war. And Mexico’s old beach resort of Acapulco is among the most violent places. Practically on a daily basis, executions, shoot-outs and the discovery of dismembered bodies disturb the social peace.
The state of Guerrero’s biggest city, Acapulco is a hub of violence that extends into the countryside and reverberates back into the Pacific port city.
“The corridor of the Costa Grande of the state, from Acapulco to the municipality of La Union that borders the state of Michoacan, has been a constant news item because of the criminal acts that are now common in the zone,” recently wrote a reporter for the Guerrero daily El Sur.
In a possible retaliation for the dumping of 17 murdered men in La Union late last month, the bodies of 16 tortured men were found September 10 in a truck parked near police installations up the highway in the rural municipality of Coyuca de Catalan.
Signed by La Familia Michoacana, accompanying messages were directed against the rival Knights Templar; both organizations have common roots in the neighboring state of Michoacan. At least 11 of the earlier victims were identified as residents of Michoacan.
In Acapulco, press accounts report that at least 50 people were murdered from August 24 to September 10. Official numbers released by the Guerrero state government during the first week of September reported that 797 gangland-style homicides were recorded in Acapulco since the commencement of the government’s Operation Safe Guerrero anti-crime campaign in October 2011. Read more.
Special Report
As the administration of Mexican President Felipe Calderon enters its final weeks, parts of Mexico remain awash in blood from the so-called narco war. And Mexico’s old beach resort of Acapulco is among the most violent places. Practically on a daily basis, executions, shoot-outs and the discovery of dismembered bodies disturb the social peace.
The state of Guerrero’s biggest city, Acapulco is a hub of violence that extends into the countryside and reverberates back into the Pacific port city.
“The corridor of the Costa Grande of the state, from Acapulco to the municipality of La Union that borders the state of Michoacan, has been a constant news item because of the criminal acts that are now common in the zone,” recently wrote a reporter for the Guerrero daily El Sur.
In a possible retaliation for the dumping of 17 murdered men in La Union late last month, the bodies of 16 tortured men were found September 10 in a truck parked near police installations up the highway in the rural municipality of Coyuca de Catalan.
Signed by La Familia Michoacana, accompanying messages were directed against the rival Knights Templar; both organizations have common roots in the neighboring state of Michoacan. At least 11 of the earlier victims were identified as residents of Michoacan.
In Acapulco, press accounts report that at least 50 people were murdered from August 24 to September 10. Official numbers released by the Guerrero state government during the first week of September reported that 797 gangland-style homicides were recorded in Acapulco since the commencement of the government’s Operation Safe Guerrero anti-crime campaign in October 2011. Read more.
Aug 19, 2012
Drug cartel violence drives Mexico's troops to once tranquil towns
Christian Science Monitor: The Mexican government has dispatched 15,000 troops, and some are headed to places that used to be considered a refuge from the drug-related violence wracking much of the country.
By Lauren Villagran. MEXICO CITY - It’s hard to imagine military convoys rolling over the cobblestone colonial streets of Guanajuato, a tranquil town in the Bajío region best known as a destination for university studies and tourism.
But this week, reacting to a spate of violence that has apparently spilled over from neighboring Michoacán state, Mexico’s federal government dispatched troops and federal police to Guanajuato – part of a dispatch of some 15,000 federal forces to seven states. That includes troops to Mexico's long volatile north, apparently due to infighting in the brutal Zetas organization. Read more.
By Lauren Villagran. MEXICO CITY - It’s hard to imagine military convoys rolling over the cobblestone colonial streets of Guanajuato, a tranquil town in the Bajío region best known as a destination for university studies and tourism.
But this week, reacting to a spate of violence that has apparently spilled over from neighboring Michoacán state, Mexico’s federal government dispatched troops and federal police to Guanajuato – part of a dispatch of some 15,000 federal forces to seven states. That includes troops to Mexico's long volatile north, apparently due to infighting in the brutal Zetas organization. Read more.
Jul 24, 2012
Mexican security forces search for gunmen who killed 5
Fox News Latino: Army troops and police searched for a group of about 50 gunmen who attacked a town in western Mexico over the weekend, killing four police officers and a civilian, officials said.
The gunmen attacked Vista Hermosa, a town in Michoacan state, on Saturday night.
Michoacan has been one of the states most affected by drug-related violence in recent years. Read more.
The gunmen attacked Vista Hermosa, a town in Michoacan state, on Saturday night.
Michoacan has been one of the states most affected by drug-related violence in recent years. Read more.
Jul 19, 2012
Saint, knights and crystal meth; Mexico's bizarre cartel
Reuters: MORELIA, Mexico — Known as the "El Mas Loco" or "The Craziest One," one of Mexico's most feared drug traffickers is now venerated as a saint by a new generation of smugglers and gunslingers.
Nazario Moreno was shot dead by police in December 2010 during one of the most spectacular battles of President Felipe Calderon's six-year offensive against drug gangs, but his spirit lives on in the criminal underworld that made him. Read more.
Nazario Moreno was shot dead by police in December 2010 during one of the most spectacular battles of President Felipe Calderon's six-year offensive against drug gangs, but his spirit lives on in the criminal underworld that made him. Read more.
Apr 24, 2012
Action Alert: Support the Indigenous Community of Cheran, Michoacan
On April 18, 2012, the villagers Santiago Ceja Alonzo and David Campos Macías were killed, and Salvador Olivares Sixtos and Santiago Charicata Servín were injured in an ambush in El Puerto, in the community of Cherán, Michoacán.
The undersigned strongly condemn this crime against the indigenous community and the assassinations and demand that the federal and state government:
To add your signature to the list, email firmasporcheran@gmail.com
Signed:
Laura Carlsen, Mikael Rojas, Noam Chomsky, Raúl Zibechi, Javier Sicilia, Gilberto López y Rivas, Alicia Castellanos Guerrero, Pietro Ameglio, Brisa Solís, Héctor de la Cueva, Alberto Cortés, Ricardo Trabulsi, Heriberto Rodríguez, Santiago Alba Rico, escritor, España-Túnez, SERPAJ -Colectivo Pensar en Voz Alta, Centro de Derechos Humanos Tlachinollan
For full list of signatories, visit this post by our partners at desinformemonos.org
The undersigned strongly condemn this crime against the indigenous community and the assassinations and demand that the federal and state government:
- Punish those guilty of the murders, abductions, disappearances and extortion committed in Cherán as a result of the legitimate defense of their territory and natural resources.
- Halt harassment of the community and disband paramilitary groups that operate in conjunction with organized crime and illegal loggers from different communities, who for for years have extorted, kidnapped, disappeared and killed villagers in the region.
- End illegal logging and the devastation of forests in Cherán.
- Recognize and respect for the purhépecha autonomous government of Cherán, and respect for their traditional forms of communal security and justice.
To add your signature to the list, email firmasporcheran@gmail.com
Signed:
Laura Carlsen, Mikael Rojas, Noam Chomsky, Raúl Zibechi, Javier Sicilia, Gilberto López y Rivas, Alicia Castellanos Guerrero, Pietro Ameglio, Brisa Solís, Héctor de la Cueva, Alberto Cortés, Ricardo Trabulsi, Heriberto Rodríguez, Santiago Alba Rico, escritor, España-Túnez, SERPAJ -Colectivo Pensar en Voz Alta, Centro de Derechos Humanos Tlachinollan
For full list of signatories, visit this post by our partners at desinformemonos.org
Apr 20, 2012
Mexican indigenous town temporarily holds 16 police officers to demand probe in killings
The Republic: Residents of an indigenous town in western Mexico where eight townsfolk were killed temporarily locked 16 police officers in an office to demand an investigation, authorities said Thursday.
Michoacan state secretary of government Jesus Reyna said the officers were held late Wednesday in the town of Cheran after arriving to check on an attack hours earlier that killed eight and wounded two.
A statement from Reyna's office said 13 officers were released late Thursday. The other three were freed earlier in the day. read more
Michoacan state secretary of government Jesus Reyna said the officers were held late Wednesday in the town of Cheran after arriving to check on an attack hours earlier that killed eight and wounded two.
A statement from Reyna's office said 13 officers were released late Thursday. The other three were freed earlier in the day. read more
Mexican indigenous community holds 14 police after killings
Associated Press: Inhabitants of an indigenous community in western Mexico detained 14 police officers and a local official after eight of their neighbors were killed by illegal loggers.
Thursday's detention was the latest flare-up of tension between the community in Cheran, Michoacan state, illegal loggers, armed gangs and the police.
"They took our colleagues to punish us because supposedly we were not patrolling the area well," said a state police officer, declining to give his name.
The state government was trying to reach a deal to free the detainees, he said. read more
"They took our colleagues to punish us because supposedly we were not patrolling the area well," said a state police officer, declining to give his name.
The state government was trying to reach a deal to free the detainees, he said. read more
Apr 4, 2012
Knights Templar Claim To Have Negotiated Drop in Food Prices
InSight Crime: "According to news service Agencia Esquema, one banner read, in part, "The Knights Templar are not narcos, much less a criminal cartel, the Knights Templar are are a brotherhood of citizens who respect the constitution... in the past few days our brotherhood has invited the meat and tortilla vendors to lower their prices. An invitation accepted by our friends the merchants and recognized by the neediest people of our state. Keeping clear that for said action to occur there existed no pressure, nor blackmail, much less charging fees."
"Narcomantas" were reported in the cities of Morelia, capital of Michoacan state, as well as Zitacuaro, Lazaro Cardenas, Uruapan, Apatzingan, Ocampo, and Tuxpan." read more
"Narcomantas" were reported in the cities of Morelia, capital of Michoacan state, as well as Zitacuaro, Lazaro Cardenas, Uruapan, Apatzingan, Ocampo, and Tuxpan." read more
Mar 21, 2012
Drug War: Five members of criminal group are arrested in Estado de Mexico
El Informador: “At least five presumed members of the criminal organization “La Familia Michoacana” were detained in southern Estado de Mexico (Mexico State), reported the Secretary of Citizen Security (SSC).
The agency indicated that operations in the southern region allowed them to uncover a cell of the criminal organization that was led by 30 year-old Norma Lagunas Ayala.
The other arrestees announced in the release by the SSC are Jose Luis Leyva Ayala, nickname “el Fax,” 44 years-old; Juan Alejandro Bernal Hernandez, “el Pumba,” 26 years-old; Oscar Perez Ibarra, “el Guma,” 34 years-old; and Carlos Alberto Guadarrama Figueroa, “el Gasca,” 21 yeasr-old.
The arrest took place on the highway San Alejo-Coatepec Harinas, where the presumed criminals were travelling in a black Nissan Tilda with the license plate MFG 4697 that was reported stolen and a black pick up truck with the license plate MCV 1116.
In the vehicle search, the police found five kilograms of marijuana as well as more than 50 doses of narcotics, 97 psychotropic pills. The narcotics were characteristic of cocaine.
According to the first reports, Lagunas Ayala is the presumed as the person responsible of directing the sale and distribution of the narcotics for the southern part of the state, all the while maintaining a relationship with the a La Familia boss known as “el Player.”
The SSC claimed that the detainees were caught with a 12 gauge shotgun, 29 rounds for weapons of different calibers, as well as a portable scale, and four cellular telephones.
The five suspects and the contraband were brought before the general court by the district attorney.” Spanish original
The agency indicated that operations in the southern region allowed them to uncover a cell of the criminal organization that was led by 30 year-old Norma Lagunas Ayala.
The other arrestees announced in the release by the SSC are Jose Luis Leyva Ayala, nickname “el Fax,” 44 years-old; Juan Alejandro Bernal Hernandez, “el Pumba,” 26 years-old; Oscar Perez Ibarra, “el Guma,” 34 years-old; and Carlos Alberto Guadarrama Figueroa, “el Gasca,” 21 yeasr-old.
The arrest took place on the highway San Alejo-Coatepec Harinas, where the presumed criminals were travelling in a black Nissan Tilda with the license plate MFG 4697 that was reported stolen and a black pick up truck with the license plate MCV 1116.
In the vehicle search, the police found five kilograms of marijuana as well as more than 50 doses of narcotics, 97 psychotropic pills. The narcotics were characteristic of cocaine.
According to the first reports, Lagunas Ayala is the presumed as the person responsible of directing the sale and distribution of the narcotics for the southern part of the state, all the while maintaining a relationship with the a La Familia boss known as “el Player.”
The SSC claimed that the detainees were caught with a 12 gauge shotgun, 29 rounds for weapons of different calibers, as well as a portable scale, and four cellular telephones.
The five suspects and the contraband were brought before the general court by the district attorney.” Spanish original
Drug War: Mexico police find 10 heads outside slaughterhouse
LA Daily News: "Mexican authorities have found 10 severed heads dumped outside a slaughterhouse in a town in northern Guerrero state. They are still looking for the bodies.
A statement from the Teloloapan police says the heads of seven men and three women were left with a message that appears to threaten the La Familia Michoacana drug cartel. The warning says: "This is going to happen to all those who support the FM."" read more
A statement from the Teloloapan police says the heads of seven men and three women were left with a message that appears to threaten the La Familia Michoacana drug cartel. The warning says: "This is going to happen to all those who support the FM."" read more
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