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Name | La Familia Michoacana Cartel |
Founded | June 23, 1982 |
Founding Location | Michoacán, Mexico |
Founded By | Nazario Moreno González , José de Jesús Méndez Vargas (captured), Servando Gómez Martínez and Enrique Plancarte Solís |
Years Active | 1982 � 2011 |
Territory | Mexico: Michoacán, State of Mexico, Jalisco, Baja California, Nuevo Leon, Coahuila, Guanajuato, Colima, Mexico City, Tamaulipas United States: California, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Florida, Ohio, Illinois, Michigan, (and other U.S. states) |
Ethnic Makeup | Mexican |
Criminal Activities | Drug trafficking, bribery, people smuggling, political corruption, money laundering, counterfeiting, extortion, murder, kidnapping and arms trafficking. |
Allies | Sinaloa Cartel, Gulf Cartel, Milenio Cartel |
Rivals | Beltrán-Leyva Cartel, Los Zetas, Juárez Cartel, Tijuana Cartel, Knights Templar |
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La Familia Michoacana (English: The Michoacan Family) or La Familia (English: The Family) was a Mexican drug cartel and an organized crime syndicate based in the Mexican state of Michoacán. Formerly allied to the Gulf Cartel-as part of Los Zetas-it split off since 2006.
The cartel's first leader, Nazario Moreno González, known as El Más Loco (English: The Craziest One), 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 sell. 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, and were contesting the control of the organization.
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." However, President Felipe Calderón's government refused to strike a deal with the cartel and rejected their calls for dialogue.
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