Line: 192 The eccentric leader of the notorious La Familia drug cartel was killed in a shootout during two days of fighting between federal police and gunmen that terrified civilians across a western. Specifically, Rueda-Medina pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to . [39] It also sells unlicensed DVDs, smuggles people to the United States, and runs a debt-collecting service by kidnapping defaulters. The principal mission of OCDETF program is to identify, disrupt, dismantle and prosecute high-level members of drug trafficking, weapons trafficking and money laundering organizations and enterprises. Line: 107 They have made several arrests but have never been able to locate Flores Camargo's heads. The Federal Police (Polica Federal) detained Jose Manuel Cuevas Arias, "El Borrego," drug cartel leader of the south zone in the state Guanajuato for the cartel organization La Familia Michoacana. However, its roots date back to the 1980s when it was formed as a group of vigilantes looking to bring order to the state of Michoacan. The Kingpin Act blocks all property and interests in property, subject to U.S. jurisdiction, owned or controlled by significant foreign narcotics traffickers, as identified by the President. "It purportedly originated to protect locals from the violence of drug cartels. Mexican animal rights group Animal Lawyers warns that organized criminals often mistreat the exotic pets that they keep, many of whom are unable to adapt to the new habitat they find themselves in. When asked what La Familia really wanted, Gmez replied, "The only thing we want is peace and tranquility." Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. View our online Press Pack. Mexican analysts believe that La Familia formed in the 1980s with the stated purpose of bringing order to Michoacn, emphasizing help and protection for the poor. High ranking cartel figures operating in the North Texas area will not be tolerated, said Drug Enforcement (DEA) Special Agent in Charge, Clyde E. Shelley Jr. The DEA and the US Attorneys Office are working around the clock to combat the massive amount of drugs brought into the United States as a result of the direct actions of Arnoldo Rueda-Medina, aka La Minsa, and the continuing threat posed to our communities by the remnants of the LFM. Thanks to the unrelenting efforts of our United States law enforcement team and the critical assistance and sacrifice of our Mexican counterparts, a notorious drug cartel leader is where he should be --behind bars, said U.S. Attorney Nealy Cox. [10][47] In one incident in Uruapan in 2006, the cartel members tossed five severed heads onto the dance floor of the Sol y Sombra night club along with a message that read: "The Family doesn't kill for money. It found infamy for its extreme brutality in 2006 when a group of gunmen stormed a nightclub and tossed five decapitated heads on to the dancefloor. Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. By May 2020, all 39 non-Jalisco New Generation cartels operating in Guerrero were splinter cartels. [65] Criminal activity in the State of Mexico was also now only contested by Los Rojos, dissidents from the Beltrn Leyva Organization, splinter groups from La Familia Michoacana and criminal gangs from Mexico City. La Familia Michoacana and it successor, Los Caballeros Templarios (the Knights Templar), is a major drug cartel based in the Mexican state of Michoacn and "is responsible for the trafficking of hundreds of thousands of pounds of controlled substances, including methamphetamine, from Mexico into the United States," according to the indictment. This story originally appeared onThe Sunand was reproduced here with permission. La Familia Michoacana, (English: The Michoacn Family) La Familia (English: The Family), or LFM is a Mexican drug cartel and organized crime syndicate based in the Mexican state of Michoacn.They are known to produce large amounts of methamphetamine in clandestine laboratories in Michoacan.Formerly allied to the Gulf Cartelas part of Los Zetasit split off in 2006. The Act also prohibits U.S. citizens and companies from doing any kind of business activity with Rueda-Medina, and it virtually froze all of his assets in the United States. At least four other officers and two Mexican Marines were killed by LFM operatives responding to the arrest of Arnoldo Rueda-Medina. Rueda-Medina will remain in custody pending sentencing. [23] The act prohibited U.S. citizens and companies from doing any kind of business activity with him, and virtually froze all his assets in the U.S.[24] Carlos Rosales Mendoza was listed in the DEA's "most wanted" list. President Caldern stated that the country's drug cartels had grown so powerful that they now posed a threat to the future of Mexican democracy. [13][19][20] Mndez Vargas was captured on June 21, 2011, by Mexican police in the state of Aguascalientes. The body of the founder of one of Mexico's most violent drug cartels, La Familia Michoacana, has been discovered on a motorway after being tortured and murdered. LFM was responsible for trafficking methamphetamine into the United States through border checkpoints near Laredo, Texas and Tijuana, Mexico. The infusion, which more than tripled the number of Federal Police officers patrolling Michoacn, angered Michoacn Governor Leonel Godoy Rangel, who called it 'an occupation' and said he had not been consulted. Mexicos president Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has spoken out in the wake of the shooting, insisting that he would continue with his security strategy of not facing violence with more violence.. [15][16] As of 2011, La Familia Michoacana still exists, mostly active in Estado de Mexico,[17][18] despite the killing of its founder and leader Nazario Moreno Gonzlez. La Familia began its operations in the state of Michoacan at the beginning of the decade, the country's national security spokesman told reporters Friday. This group is known to have military style weapons obtained from their cartel connections in the United States and Mexico. In 2016, he was caught for a third time and extradited to the US to face charges relating to his leadership of the cartel. 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The Kingpin Act blocks all property and interests in property, subject to U.S. jurisdiction, owned or controlled by significant foreign narcotics traffickers, as identified by the President. OCDEFT and Narcotics Section Chief Assistant U.S. Attorney Rick Calvert and Assistant U.S. Attorney George Leal prosecuted the case. High ranking Cartel figures operating in the North Texas area will not be tolerated, said Special Agent in Charge Shelley. The Sinaloa cartel found infamy after the exploits of its long-time leader Joaquin El Chapo Guzman came to international prominence. It has been known that La Familia has certain connections with the Flores Camargo cartel, a small drug trafficking group that operates in Atlanta. [5] He was arrested twice, on 24 October 2004,[6] and on 5 August 2014, and set free in late 2014. [4] He soon gained the trust of Crdenas Guilln and became one of the leading lieutenants for the Gulf Cartel in western Mexico, where he commanded a training camp and taught over 50 gunmen military tactics in order to carry out a prisons break to free Crdenas Guilln, who had been captured and imprisoned in 2003. It comes just weeks after a similar bloody shootout in the central Mexican region saw agents from the Prosecutors Office and state police came under fire by 20 trucks of armed men. Alma Antonia Caldern Garca, dubbed "Cartel Queen," who is the wife of a high-ranking member of the group was arrested by authorities last week. Her husband is accused of being involved in a series of crimes including murders, kidnappings, and even bomb attacks on military personnel. The gunmen torched vehicles across Michoacan and used them as barricades, even blockading all entrances into its capital of Morelia to prevent federal police from sending reinforcements. It was the Sinaloa group which pioneered the use of tunnels dug underneath the Mexico-US border to send their drugs into America. At this point Valencias cartel split into two factions, one of which eventually emerged around 2009 as the powerhouse cartel in Jalisco state. The Mexican government's dossier describes him as the brains behind a large number of killings. Carlos Alberto Rosales Mendoza (12 February 1963 27 December 2015) was a former Mexican drug lord who founded and led an organized crime syndicate called La Familia Michoacana. [39] Advancement within the organization depends as much on regular attendance at prayer meetings as on target practice. Rueda-Medina was arrested in Michoacn, Mexico on July 11, 2009, and was extradited to the United States on January 27, 2017. There is speculation the CJNG moved in after confrontations with authorities in Mexico State left La Familia Michoacana weakened or both cartels agreed to a non-aggression pact. The local authorities haven't been able to dismantle this trafficking group because of its experience. The drug proceeds that were collected were delivered to cartel members or associates in Mexico either by way of bulk cash smuggling in vehicles utilized by LFM couriers or through money remitters such as Western Union. Tuesdays bloody raid involved dozens of heavily armed police as well as troops from the army, the navy and the National Guard. He was first captured in 1993 and jailed for 20 years only to escape in 2001. But he started small. Carlos Rosales Mendoza dies. [54][56] Based on these charges, on December 14, 2010, Godoy Toscano was impeached from the lower house of Congress and therefore lost his parliamentary immunity; he fled and remains a fugitive. [6][8] The cartel was founded by Carlos Rosales Mendoza, a close associate of Osiel Crdenas. Infobaereports that five of those detained are men and three are women, while another is a minor under 15 years of age. A locked padlock But Mexican authorities said he was squarely in their cross-hairs this week. Local media described a message found at the gruesome scene: "La Familia does not kill for money, does not kill women, does not kill innocents. Deputy Criminal Chief Assistant U.S. Attorney Rick Calvert and Assistant U.S. Attorney George Leal are in charge of the prosecution. When they discovered three long guns, a pistol and ammunition in the truck, Alpizar was arrested. This case is the result of the ongoing efforts by the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task (OCDETF), a partnership that brings together the combined expertise and unique abilities of federal, state and local law enforcement agencies. He is described as the operational chief of the cartel in an October 2009 Justice Department indictment for conspiracy to import and distribute cocaine to the United States. During this time it went by the name MataZetas, or Zetas killers, and once dumped the bodies of 35 tortured dead Zetas on the side of a road. It doesn't kill women. RT @gusportela: Lots going on in Lansing. La Familia has also bought some local politicians. La Familia came to the foreground in the 1990s as the Gulf Cartel's paramilitary group, designed to seize control of the illegal drug trade in Michoacn state from rival drug cartels. Another adult was also hospitalized, but no details have been given about them. A reporter who spent time with him told El Blog del Narco, After sentencing him (the victim) to death, he orders him to bathe, and even to shave his whole body and let him de-stress for two or three hours, even better sometimes he gave them a bottle of whisky to relax, then he ordered a very quick death so there is no adrenaline in the meat to prevent it getting bitter or hard.. DALLAS Arnoldo Rueda-Medina, aka "La Minsa," 47, appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge Irma C. Ramirez today and pleaded guilty to federal offenses in connection with his leadership roles in the "La Familia Michoacn" Mexican drug cartel, announced U.S. Attorney John Parker of the Northern District of Texas.. LFM was responsible for trafficking thousands of kilograms of methamphetamine into the United . According to Mexico Public Safety Secretary Genaro Garcia Luna, it recruits members from drug rehabilitation clinics by helping addicts recover and then forcing them into service for the drug cartel or be killed. [58], Multi-agency investigations such as Project Coronado were the key to disrupting the operations of complex criminal organizations like La Familia. More than 300 federal, state, local and foreign law enforcement agencies contributed investigative and prosecutorial resources to Project Coronado through the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force. President Felipe Caldern's government refuses to strike a deal with the cartel and rejected their calls for dialogue.[41][42]. Function: view, File: /home/ah0ejbmyowku/public_html/index.php This is the policy of The Business.". They immediately went to war with the Los Zetas and proudly claimed responsibility for a swath of mass killings, including the massacre of 15 Mexican cops in a single ambush. [13], In July 2009 and November 2010, La Familia Michoacana offered to retreat and even disband their cartel, "with the condition that both the Federal Government, and State and Federal Police commit to safeguarding the security of the state of Michoacn. [22] Since then, La Familia has capitalized on its reputation, building its myth, power and reach to transition into a criminal gang itself. [64] In June 2020, it was reported that the Cartel del Abuelo and Los Viagras, as well as to a lesser extent the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, were the active cartels in Michoacn. [20], On 22 May 2014, Rosales Mendoza was released from prison in Jalisco after fulfilling his ten-year sentence for illegal possession of firearms, organized crime, and drug trafficking. A similar event took place in 2015 when hopefuls of La Familia Michoacana were forced to eat their rivals after torturing them and cutting them up while alive. Inside the history of cannibalism in Mexican drug cartels, where teen enforcers are fed crack before feasting on the organs of their victims. The group's hitmen say they had the "divine right" to kill and have been known to dismember enemies, such as members of rival gangs. Also known as Almilla, she is accused of kidnapping five people with her husband, Lucas Fierros Mora, or El Mataguaches, who is believed to be the cartel's leader in the city of Aguililla, Michoacn. Reports suggest that Rosales Mendoza's organization can be traced back to the 1980s[7] and that was possibly a vigilante group to counter corruption and local crime, but the organization eventually became involved in the production and distribution of narcotics throughout the Mexican state of Michoacn. The FGJ said that 10 aggressors - presumably members of the Familia Michoacana - died at the scene of the clash and four others were injured. Moreno Gonzlez, who was killed on December 9, 2010,[35][36] seems to have based most of his doctrine on a work by Christian writer John Eldredge, using his own understanding of the idea in Eldredge's message that every man must have "a battle to fight, a beauty to rescue and an adventure to live." "[54] The federal agents were investigating crime in Michoacn state;[55] President Caldern, responded to the violence by dispatching additional 1,000 Federal Police officers to the area. The U.S. Treasury Department on Thursday issued new sanctions against Mexico's La Nueva Familia Michoacana cartel and its leaders, brothers Johnny Hurtado Olascoaga, alias 'El Pescado' and Jose . "[14] However, President Felipe Caldern's government refused to strike a deal with the cartel and rejected their calls for dialogue. They have taken full control of the now defunct La Familia Michoacana operations in . [7][8] In the year 2000, Rosales Mendoza broke relations with Armando Valencia Cornelio of the Milenio Cartel and founded his own organization in Michoacan called La Empresa ('The Business'), a criminal organization that was the direct predecessor of La Familia Michoacana, some sources state that La Empresa and La Familia Michoacana are essentially the same thing, mainly because they share the same members but not the same allies. According to plea documents, from September 2007 through October 21, 2009, Rueda-Medina held a leadership position within LFM, a Mexican drug cartel and organized crime syndicate based in the Mexican State of Michoacn. [5] Formerly allied to the Gulf Cartelas part of Los Zetas[6][7]it split off in 2006. But it grabbed national attention in 2006, after reportedly hurling five decapitated heads of rival gang members onto a dance floor. Line: 479 [5] [6][17][18] Upon his arrest, Rosales Mendoza was taken into custody to Mexico City and kept in La Palma prison until he was taken to Puente Grande, a maximum security prison in the western state of Jalisco, on 28 October 2004 for 10 years. La Familia has a strong rivalry with both Los Zetas and the Beltrn-Leyva Cartel, but strong ties with the Sinaloa Cartel of Joaquin Guzman. By Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times. The governor's half-brother Julio Csar Godoy Toscano, who was elected July 5, 2009 to the lower house of Congress, was accused of being a top-ranking member of La Familia Michoacana drug cartel and of providing political protection for the cartel. The Sun website is regulated by the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO), Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. 1.4K views, 10 likes, 9 loves, 8 comments, 10 shares, Facebook Watch Videos from Ay Gey La Michoacana: Join us for our soft opening Located in Lansing,Mi. Mexican authorities believe La Familia operates "by means of an executive council" compromised of both drug traffickers and government officials, according to the DEA. "This is the moment to intensify the pressure on this organization in order to diminish crime in the region effectively and permanently," he said. DALLAS - Arnoldo Rueda-Medina, aka La Minsa, 47, appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge Irma C. Ramirez today and pleaded guilty to federal offenses in connection with his leadership roles in the La Familia Michoacn Mexican drug cartel, announced DEA Dallas Divisions Special Agent in Charge Clyde E. Shelley, Jr. and U.S. Attorney John Parker of the Northern District of Texas. However, its roots date back to the 1980s when it was formed . They were also supported by the local Michoacn cartel La Familia Michoacana to fight against Los . We are a necessary evil." The ritual ranged from dismembering people they intended to kill to sometimes serving up the heart, he said, according to the MailOnline. It comes as another alleged member of the deadly cartel was arrested on Tuesday. The act also prohibits U.S. citizens and companies from doing any kind of business activity with Rueda-Medina, and it virtually froze all of his assets in the United States. This case is the result of the ongoing efforts by the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task (OCDETF), a partnership that brings together the combined expertise and unique abilities of federal, state and local law enforcement agencies. Nicknames for the 40-year-old drug lord included "El Chayo," "The Doctor" and "The Craziest One." A note found at the scene where the bodies were dumped stated Vengan por otro, los estamos esperando (Come for another, we are waiting for you). La Familia has since become one of the biggest methamphetamine traffickers to the United States. [13][19][20] Several leaders split off after his death to form the Knights Templar.[21]. The approach showed a "strong religious background," the DEA said. Mexican President Felipe Calderon, who was born in Michoacan, responded by deploying tens of thousands of soldiers to the state to crush the cartel an increasingly bloody fight that has since expanded to other drug trafficking hotspots across the country. 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