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"La Vida Mafiosa" (The Mafia Life) by Los Canelos de Durango "El Chapo Guzmán" (a tribute to Sinaloa cartel drug lord Joaquín "Chapo" Guzmán) by Los Tucanes de Tijuana "El Jefe de Jefes" (The Boss of Bosses) (dedicated to Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo) by Los Tigres del Norte "Chuy y Mauricio" (Jesus and Maurice) by Los Canelos de Durango
Mexican American street gangs originated in Los Angeles in the early 1900s as a result of various factors, including economic conditions and racial prejudice. In 1957, the Mexican Mafia (or La Eme), California's first prison gang, was established by Luis "Huerro Buff" Flores and other East Los Angeles gang members, at the Deuel Vocational Institution.
Sandra Ávila Beltrán (born 16 October 1960) is a Mexican drug lord, dubbed "La Reina del Pacífico" (The Queen of the Pacific) by the media. [1] [2] [3] She was arrested on September 28, 2007, and was charged with organized crime and conspiracy to drug trafficking. [1]
The South Pacific Cartel (Spanish: Cártel del Pacífico Sur) is a Mexican organized crime group composed of the remnants of the Beltrán-Leyva Cartel. [1] It is based in the Mexican state of Morelos. The gang has been significantly less active since mid-2011 [2] when the group's leaders Julio de Jesus Radilla Hernandez and Victor Valdez were ...
The city has a special place in history due to its total destruction by the storm surge during the catastrophic hurricane of 1932 beginning late on November 8, 1932. [4] In a few hours, approximately at 10:00 am of November 9, the city disappeared under the sea, and more than 3,000 of its inhabitants drowned or were crushed by flying debris carried by winds in excess of 135 mph (215 km/h).
The Santa Cruz Cartel is strongly allied with drug trafficking organizations in Colombia, Brazil and Mexico, though is involved in various turf wars against smaller drug gangs. [3] Local intelligence states that members of the Comando Vermelho (Red Command) drug gang have fled the favelas of Brazil to Santa Cruz in order to escape the Federal ...
The Gulf Cartel, a drug cartel based in Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico, was founded in the 1930s by Juan Nepomuceno Guerra. [15] [16] Originally known as the Matamoros Cartel (Spanish: Cártel de Matamoros), [17] the Gulf Cartel initially smuggled alcohol and other illegal goods into the U.S. [16] Once the Prohibition era ended, the criminal group controlled gambling houses, prostitution rings ...
Emtrasur Cargo (legally Empresa de Transporte Aéreocargo del Sur S.A.) is a cargo subsidiary of Venezuelan flag carrier Conviasa. Controversies