Los Zetas cocaine kingpin Heriberto Lazcano, who was killed in a shootout with Mexican Marines in 2012, was notorious for feeding victims to the lions and tigers he kept on his ranch. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Marshals Service and ATF, as well as attorneys from the Criminal Division's Narcotic and Dangerous Drug Section. The second leader, Nazario Moreno Gonzlez, known as El Ms Loco (English: The Craziest One),[9] preached his organization's divine right to eliminate enemies. And in a particularly twisted initiation ritual, young members of the Jalisco New Generation cartel were forced to eat the hearts of murder victims. [39] Its members use murder and torture to quash rivals, while building a social base in the Mexican state of Michoacn. An official website of the United States government. The Knights Templar Cartel (Spanish: Los Caballeros Templarios) was a Mexican criminal organization originally composed of the remnants of La Familia Michoacana drug cartel based in the Mexican State of Michoacn.. At this time it only operated as a wing of the Gulf Cartel but officially formed as a stand-alone rival group in 2010. Dec. 11, 2010 12 AM PT. 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. Seized during the arresting phase was over 62 kilograms (137lb) of cocaine, 330 kilograms (730lb) of methamphetamine, 440 kilograms (970lb) of marijuana, 144 weapons, 109 vehicles, two clandestine drug laboratories, and $3.4 million in U.S. Tuesdays bloody raid involved dozens of heavily armed police as well as troops from the army, the navy and the National Guard. But it was his practice of eating human flesh that thrust him into international headlines two years ago. One of those suspects, Sergio Moreno Godinez, said under police interrogation last month that the cartel is in decline. When asked what La Familia really wanted, Gmez replied, "The only thing we want is peace and tranquility." But Mexican authorities say the ideology advocated by the cartel's leaders includes banning members from consuming drugs and alcohol with the goal of keeping a tighter emotional grip on subordinates. : El Ms Loco or The Craziest One) published his own 'bible,'[27][34] and a copy seized by Mexican federal agents reveals an ideology that mixes evangelical-style self-help with insurgent peasant slogans. "The Sun", "Sun", "Sun Online" are registered trademarks or trade names of News Group Newspapers Limited. Violence in Mexico has escalated in the past weeks following the arrest of El Chapo's son Ovidio Guzman, 32. This led the former leaders of La Familia Michoacana, Plancarte and Gomez, to form the Knights Templar cartel,[21] while Jess Mndez kept the leadership of the formerly disbanded La Familia Michoacana. The Public Prosecutor's Office has said the find is strange, as the CJNG is mostly active in Jalisco, Michoacan, Guanajuato, and Zacatecas States. "Moreno started as a migrant in California, continued trafficking marijuana on the border and became the leader of one of the most violent criminal organizations in the history of Mexico," the report says. Outside of the United States, the operation resulted in the arrest of more than 1,900 members. Deputy Criminal Chief Assistant U.S. Attorney Rick Calvert and Assistant U.S. Attorney George Leal are in charge of the prosecution. "[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. "This is demonstrated by its false calls for a truce and the confessions of its members.". The Knights Templar Cartel indoctrinates its operatives to "fight and die" for the cartel. He confirmed the authenticity of a letter, e-mailed to journalists and dropped on the streets of several towns, saying the cartel is willing to disband if the government can improve security for Michoacan. It extorts "taxes" from businesses, pays for community projects, controls petty crime, and settles some local disputes. [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. Mexicos drug gangs are believed to be responsible for around 150,000 deaths that involve some of the most appalling torture and depravity imaginable. En Norteamrica, Europa y Asia, llaman "crteles" o "carteles" a los grupos del crimen organizado originarios de los pases hispanoamericanos (especficamente de Mxico y Colombia).A los grupos criminales del resto del mundo se les denominan "mafias", destacndose en primer lugar las mafias italianas en Europa, aunque en Estados Unidos se encuentra la mafia . 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 Division's Special Agent in Charge Clyde E. Shelley, Jr. and U.S. Attorney John Parker of the Northern District of Texas. 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. U.S. Department of the Treasury graphic . 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. La Familia Michoacana is a Mexican drug cartel and organised crime syndicate known to produce large amounts of methamphetamine from its clandestine laboratories based in the state of Michoacan. At least four other officers and two Mexican Marines were killed by LFM operatives responding to the arrest of Arnoldo Rueda-Medina. 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. Only one of the officials a former mayor remains in prison. November 17, 2022. Marshals Service, U.S. Customs and Border Protection and U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement(ICE) Homeland Security (HSI) provided special assistance. The Department of Justices Office of International Affairs also assisted in the extradition of the defendant to the United States to face charges. Alfredo Castillo, the federal security commissioner for gang-ravaged Mexican state Michoacan, claimed the practice was not widespread but did occur. To see all content on The Sun, please use the Site Map. La Familia has since become one of the biggest methamphetamine traffickers to the United States. [5] He was arrested twice, on 24 October 2004,[6] and on 5 August 2014, and set free in late 2014. [12], Rosales Mendoza was found dead on December 28, 2015 in a car park in Gabriel Zamora, Michoacn along with three other bodies. The La Familia Michoacana cartel emerged from the Los Zetas subgroup around 2006 following frustrations with the group's governance. He was arrested at the time but managed to escape until he was seized again last week. 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. IE 11 is not supported. Arnoldo Rueda-Medina, known as "La Minsa" in the La Familia Michoacana cartel, was sentenced by a federal judge in Dallas on Wednesday. Overall, almost 2 metric tons (2.2 short tons) of cocaine, 1,240 kilograms (2,730lb) of methamphetamine, 13 kilograms (29lb) of heroin, 7,430 kilograms (16,380lb) of marijuana, 389 weapons, 269 vehicles, and the two drug labs were seized. Don't miss out!! Both men's and women's clothing were found at the site. Its owner a young man in his 20s said to be inMexicos notorious La Familia Michoaacanacriminalgroup was found dead from several gunshot wounds with the monkey lying on his chest. Nationwide News Pty Ltd 2023. A MASS grave with 47 sacks containing human remains was discovered underneath the dancefloor of a nightclub in Mexico. 679215 Registered office: 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF. After the death of Nazario Moreno Gonzlez, Jos de Jess Mndez Vargas (El Chango Mndez) took control of the cartel. "The group may have initially formed as a vigilante group to counter local street crime and law enforcement corruption," a statement released in 2009 by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration said. This service is provided on News Group Newspapers' Limited's Standard Terms and Conditions in accordance with our Privacy & Cookie Policy. Cops also seized a number of firearms and bulletproof vests. In 2009, the Calderon government arrested more than 30 Michoacan state and local officials including 12 mayors accused of protecting La Familia in a highly touted sweep meant to show no politicians are immune from prosecution. He was wearing a bulletproof vest, a khaki hooded jacket, and a nappy. [50] Despite its short history, it has emerged as Mexico's largest supplier of methamphetamines to the United States, with supply channels running deep into the Midwestern United States, and has increasingly become involved in the distribution of cocaine, marijuana, and other narcotics. [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. Although the Mexican authorities claimed the group was crushed in 2011, it retains some power in the region. Rueda-Medina was also ordered to pay a $5 million fine. For other inquiries, Contact Us. 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. CEN The monkey's owner was reportedly part of the regional leader of La Familia Michoacana's. At least three members of La Familia were killed and three others were captured during the operation, Mexican national security spokesman Alejandro Poire said Friday. 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. When Rosales Mendoza founded the first cells of La Familia Michoacana in the 1980s, the Milenio Cartel was competing with the organization for the control of the production and distribution of narcotics in the state of Michoacn. [4][5] In 2000, Rosales Mendoza united with the Gulf Cartel and Los Zetas to thwart the Milenio Cartel, causing a wave of violence in western Mexico that lasted until the year 2003. Published: Jul. The body of the founder of one of Mexico's most violent drug cartels, La Familia Michoacana, has been discovered on a motorway with signs of torture. The pet monkey of a drug gang member dressed up in a bulletproof vest and camouflaged jacket has been killed in a bloody shootout which also left 11 other cartel members dead. It will undergo a necropsy under the charge of specialist vets from the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Zootechnics of the Autonomous University of the State of Mexico (UAEMex), according to the paper. They have taken full control of the now defunct La Familia Michoacana operations in . Local prosecutors claimed two teenagers, aged 16 and 17, remained unrepentant after they were drugged with crack then forced to eat human flesh by senior cartel bosses. Warning: Graphic content. DALLAS - La Familia Michoacn (LFM) Mexican drug cartel leader, Arnoldo Rueda-Medina, aka La Minsa, 48, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Ed Kinkeade to serve a total of 520 months in federal prison and a $5 million fine for offenses related to his leadership role within LFM. 9. [10][11] Nazario Moreno's partners were Jos de Jess Mndez Vargas, Servando Gmez Martnez and Enrique Plancarte Sols, each of whom has a bounty of $2 million for his capture,[12] and were contesting the control of the organization. [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. [17][18] However, the organization continued to exercise its power and influence throughout Michoacn and Guerrero states. 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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. [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. [7][14][15][16], While preparing to liberate Osiel Crdenas Guilln from prison, a squadron of about 150 soldiers in the Grupo Aeromvil de Fuerzas Especiales (GAFE), the special forces unit of the Mexican Army, arrested Rosales Mendoza in the capital city of Morelia, Michoacn on 24 October 2004. This shows how trafficking groups are becoming more cunning in hiding from federal authorities. [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. According to a U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration profile, La Familia members are believed to undergo a three- to six-month training camp in Michoacan. Mexican federal policestand by a blockade set up by gunmen overnight in Morelia as the government hunted down La Familia drugcartel leaders. According to The Economist, during its heyday it also acted as a parallel governing body in the state, extorting taxes from businesses to fund community projects and its own kangaroo courts. They also produced large amounts of methamphetamine along the highlands of the Sierra Madre. The ritual ranged from dismembering people they intended to kill to sometimes serving up the heart, he said, according to the MailOnline. 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. A locked padlock La Familia has also bought some local politicians. [61], In July 2011, the United States Department of Justice announced that a 20-month-long operation known as "Project Delirium" had resulted in more than 221 arrests of La Familia cartel members in the United States, along with significant seizures of cash, cocaine, heroin, and methamphetamine. As a teenager, he immigrated illegally to the United States and worked in several locations in California, the profile says. Like other cartels, La Familia used the port city of Lzaro Crdenas, Michoacn to import narcotics from Peru and Colombia. In 2016 his brother, said to be the financial brains behind the criminal empire, was captured. In addition, authorities will investigate the likelihood that the spider monkey a protected species was illicitly trafficked by thedruggang. [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. LFM was responsible for trafficking thousands of kilograms of methamphetamine into the United States through border checkpoints near Laredo, Texas and Tijuana, Mexico and delivered to stash locations in the Northern District of Texas and elsewhere. My office will continue to devote our time, energy, focus and expertise to helping disrupt and dismantle transnational criminal organizations with our law enforcement partners in the United States and abroad to stem the flow of deadly drugs into our country and stop the violence inflicted by people like Rueda-Medina. On February 25, 2010, the U.S. Department of the Treasury sanctioned Rueda-Medina under the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation (Kingpin Act) for his involvement in drug trafficking. He was first captured in 1993 and jailed for 20 years only to escape in 2001. He carried a "bible" of his own sayings and insisted that his army of traffickers and hitmen avoid using the narcotics they produce and sell. 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. By May 2020, all 39 non-Jalisco New Generation cartels operating in Guerrero were splinter cartels. 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. 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 Mexican state, the office of Mexican President Felipe Calderon said Friday. The other reputed La Familia leader is former school teacher Servando Gomez. By Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times. The accused drug lord, who is currently on trial in New York, was once considered the most powerful drug trafficker in the world. The most horrific was the brutal chopping to pieces of a six-year-old girl in front of her parents a crime he believed would make them remember him. 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