‘El Chapo’ Guzmán arrested in Mexico
02/22/14 – Joaquín ‘El Chapo’ Guzmán Loera, one of the most wanted criminals in the world and leader of the Sinaloa Cartel, the most powerful criminal organization in Mexico, was …
Organized Crime Groups
Federal government to take control of municipalities in Michoacán as it announces pact to “institutionalize” self-defense groups
01/30/14 – (written by cmolzahn) Almost a year after they began to appear in the Tierra Caliente region of Michoacán to counter the influence of the Knights Templar (Caballeros Templarios) …
The Peña Nieto administration: a year in review
01/02/14 – (by cmolzahn) During his campaign and the initial stages of his presidency, President Enrique Peña Nieto promised Mexicans a change in the government’s organized crime strategy, pledging a …
Vigilante groups continue expansion in western state of Michoacán
11/30/13 – Self-defense groups in November continued their expansion in the troubled Tierra Caliente region of Michoacán, where the federal government has sent thousands of soldiers and agents of the Federal …
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CDG provides aid to victims of Hurricane Ingrid
09/27/13 – Several news outlets reported that the Gulf Cartel (Cartel del Golfo, CDG) was providing aid to victims of Hurricane Ingrid in the southern municipalities of the State of …
Leader of the New Juarez Cartel captured
09/03/13 – On August 31, the Mexican Federal Police (Policía Federal, PF) captured Alberto Carrillo Fuentes, “Betty la Fea,” who, according to the Attorney General’s Office (Procuraduría General de la …
Eduardo Arellano Felix sentenced to 15 years in prison
08/21/13 – Eduardo Arellano Felix, “El Doctor,” a member of the Tijuana Cartel—also known as the Arellano Felix Organization (AFO)—, was sentenced to 15 years in prison by a District …
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Outright leader of the Gulf Cartel captured
08/21/13 – The alleged leader of the Gulf Cartel (Cartel del Golfo, CDG), Mario Armando Ramírez Treviño, known as “X-20” or “El Pelón,” was captured by members of the Mexican …
La Reina del Pacífico deported to Mexico after release from U.S. prison
08/20/13 – Sandra Ávila Beltrán, known as the “Queen of the Pacific” (“La Reina del Pacífico”), was repatriated to Mexico from the United States the morning of August 20, less …
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“Godfather” of Mexican drug trafficking released from prison
08/12/13 – Rafael Caro Quintero (61), one of the most important kingpins in Mexican history and once considered one of the godfathers of drug trafficking, was released on Friday, August …
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