Mexico Declares Victory Against La Familia Drug Cartel -- Christian Science Monitor
Federal authorities have arrested the leader of La Familia, Jose de Jesus Mendez Vargas, and the contend that the group's reign in the state of Michoacan has come to an end.
Mexican President Felipe Calderon can declare a decisive victory in his country's brutal war on drugs.
Federal authorities have arrested the leader of La Familia, the drug trafficking organization that espouses religious ideals, but gained worldwide notoriety when it tossed five human heads onto a dance floor in Michoacan state four years ago. Since then La Familia has made money and wielded influence through not just drug running but kidnapping, extortion, intimidation, and murder.
Jose de Jesus Mendez Vargas, also known as El Chango, or “The Monkey,” was arrested in the state of Aguascalientes, the government announced Tuesday.
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