Global InformationLa Familia Michoacana information
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 Area of influence of La Familia Michoacana | |
| Founded | Early 1980s |
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| Founded by | Carlos Rosales Mendoza |
| Founding location | La Piedad, Michoacán, Mexico |
| Years active | 1980s–present |
| Territory | Mexico: Michoacán, Edomex, Guerrero United States: North Carolina, California, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Michigan, Oregon, Washington, Kentucky, Illinois, Ohio, Indiana |
| Ethnicity | Mexican |
| Criminal activities | Drug trafficking, people smuggling, money laundering, racketeering, extortion, kidnapping, murder, arms trafficking, assault, counterfeiting[1] |
| Allies |  Sinaloa CartelLa Nueva Familia Michoacana Los Viagras Menace of Destruction Mara Salvatrucha [2] |
| Rivals | Beltrán-Leyva Cartel Los Tequileros Guerrero's Unidos Knights Templar Cartel Juarez Cartel Jalisco New Generation Cartel Tijuana Cartel Los Zetas (Since 2004) Rural Defense Force |
La Familia Michoacana (LFM;[3][4] English: The Michoacán Family), La Familia (English: The Family), is a Mexican drug cartel and organized crime syndicate based in the Mexican state of Michoacán. They are known to produce large amounts of methamphetamine in clandestine laboratories in Michoacan.[5] Formerly allied to the Gulf Cartel—as part of Los Zetas[6][7]—it split off in 2006.[6][8] The cartel was founded by Carlos Rosales Mendoza, a close associate of Osiel Cárdenas. The second leader, Nazario Moreno González, known as El Más Loco (English: The Craziest One),[9] preached his organization's divine right to eliminate enemies. 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.[10][11] Nazario Moreno's partners were José de Jesús Méndez Vargas, Servando Gómez Martínez and Enrique Plancarte Solís, each of whom has a bounty of $2 million for his capture,[12] and were contesting the control of the organization.[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 Michoacán."[14] However, President Felipe Calderón's government refused to strike a deal with the cartel and rejected their calls for dialogue. According to federal and state sources, La Familia Michoacana has been increasingly involved in Michoacán's politics, impelling their favorite candidates, financing their campaigns, and forcing other parties to renounce their candidacies.[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 González.[13][19][20] Several leaders split off after his death to form the Knights Templar.[21]
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- ^ a b "La Familia, un cartel que se volvió un Estado paralelo". Mercosurnoticias.com. Archived from the original on July 21, 2009. Retrieved May 20, 2012.
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- ^ Ruiz, Gustavo (December 12, 2010). "Mexicans march in support of 'Craziest' kingpin". Boston.com. Associated Press. Retrieved December 14, 2010.
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- ^ a b "Prevén arrecie lucha por lugar del 'Chayo' en Michoacán". Reforma (in Spanish). Terra. May 29, 2011. Archived from the original on June 1, 2011. Retrieved May 29, 2011.
- ^ Ovemex. "La Familia Michoacana Retreats, Offers to Disband" (Blog). Borderland Beat. Retrieved November 11, 2010.
- ^ "Matan a alcalde mexicano antes de elecciones en su estado". 3 November 2011. Fox News Latino. November 3, 2011. Retrieved November 7, 2011.
- ^ "Los Caballeros Templarios responsables del asesinato del Alcalde Ricardo Guzmán". Noticias 40. November 5, 2011.[dead YouTube link]
- ^ "Surgieron cuatro grupos del narco en 2011; el chapo es el mas poderoso". Narcotrafico en Mexico (in Spanish). August 7, 2011. Retrieved February 11, 2012.
- ^ Vega, Aurora (November 2, 2011). "Templarios dominan Michoacán, donde habrá elecciones el día 13". Excelsior (in Spanish). Retrieved February 10, 2012.
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