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Post by socalimom on Oct 17, 2008 22:52:28 GMT -5
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Post by QuickAttack on Oct 17, 2008 23:12:39 GMT -5
Good god. I've got a lot of reading to do.
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Post by socalimom on Oct 17, 2008 23:19:16 GMT -5
And that's just Wikipedia!
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Post by QuickAttack on Oct 18, 2008 3:56:08 GMT -5
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Post by QuickAttack on Oct 18, 2008 4:14:27 GMT -5
Michoacán
Four cartels are engaged in a turf war in Michoacán– the Juárez, Gulf,
Millennium, and Colima cartels. The Colima cartel, headed by the Amezcua brothers
(who are known as "the Kings of Methamphetamine") controlled the drug trade in
Michoacán, but was weakened following the 1998 arrest of José de Jesús Amezcua
and the 2001 arrest of Adán Amezcua. While the Colima cartel continues to operate,
the Millennium cartel now controls the state. Michoacán authorities have noted the
presence of the Gulf cartel's Zetas and the "Familia," a Gulf Cartel enforcer gang
trained by the Zetas that operates in Michoacán. Three shootouts between July 21
and July 23, 2006 left eight dead. On July 28, 2006, a man presumed to work for the
Sinaloa cartel was shot 100 times in what was believed to be a warning to the Sinaloa
cartel. The town of Apatzingan, a center of drug cartel activity, has been a key area
in the federal effort against cartels launched in December 2006. Violent deaths have
increased in Michoacan in 2007, perhaps as a result of the pressure put on the cartels.
There have also been allegations of human rights violations by the federal military
and police forces in the area.
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